>From Tesla Motors, they say that the efficiency of the motor is almost a constant 90%+ over any rpm. I forgot where I read it. I think it was burried in one of their blog posts.
On 6/23/08, Frank Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No. Each is 90% efficient. In parallel, they push on both sides and the load > is > reduced on each. The question is What is the efficiency curve vs. rpm? The > efficiency varies with rpm. > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Joseph T. > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [FLEAA] In-Wheel Motors? > > I've always thought that one motor is more efficient than two because if a > motor > is 90% efficient, when you have one, you'll have 90% efficiency. On the other > hand, if you have two, you would only have 81% efficiency. (90% times 90%) > Right? Is this correct? > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
