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.
I must have missed that one, it makes total sense and of course nothing has really changed.
The fact that on the Motorways there are refuelling station probably every 30 miles roughly, quick stop and away you go we were not so aware of the facts.
Charging opportunities being somewhat limited at present (Tesla excluded) it makes it more of a planning event attempting a holiday I imagine, so a new learn is needed I guess is the answer.
I have followed Shooters distant business travels with his Tesla's and found them very interesting reading especially as he goes to Geneva and the car seems to manage his coffee and lunch breaks with charging times
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The only thing that doesn't seem quite so green is that he is on I think his third car now, which from a battery life I totally understand.
