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Sorian

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Question on range
« on: August 04, 2011, 09:12:52 PM »
Hey guys,

I was wondering what to expect on the range of the Empulse for a 34 mile round trip highway speed commute. I tried looking up the spec on the Empulse, but doesn't help me figure it out.

Thanks

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Re: Question on range
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2011, 12:41:34 AM »
These are the somewhat arbitrary numbers I'm using:

35-45 mph: 100 wh/mi
55 mph: 120 wh/mi
75 mph: 150 wh/mi

So 34 mile round trip would use about half of the Empulse's 10.0 kwh pack.
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Re: Question on range
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2011, 12:46:07 AM »
Here's a log of energy usage from one of the posters here.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgzpETjNnvWAdFV1eGM5WlM5MjFuNUd5bGF4blZnWGc&hl=en_US#gid=0

Keep in mind that his wh/mi calculations are at the wall. Wall charging is about 85% efficient @ 120v, so reduce accordingly to see pack usage.
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Re: Question on range
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2011, 08:58:06 PM »
Thanks for the info protomech.