I guess that would very much depend on the blowers hourly rate G
then of course the additional drag affecting the range
Seriously though I guess the solo versus fully loaded figures for these electric jobbies must be vastly different range wise.
Actually I believe it's the speed that's the crucial factor, as we discussed a few threads ago.
The amount of energy needed to overcome aerodynamic drag increases with the cube of the speed, so a car that needs 10bhp to go at 50mph needs needs around 20bhp to do 60, 30bhp to do 70, and 45bhp to do 80. You can calculate this for yourself: Cd x cross-sectional area x 0.5 x speed in m/s**3 = KW requirement.
This is why EVs tend to have poor reported range on motorways. People tend to bat along using twice as much energy as they need to. I haven't yet worked it out, but I wouldn't be surprised if overall journey times would be significantly reduced by doing 50mph rather than 80, because of the reduction in charging time needed.
