Firetruck41
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- First Name
- Ben
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- Jan 1, 2021
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- SW Washington
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- 2013 Leaf, 2017 Bolt, 2010 Ram 2500 Megacab
I'm sure there have been studies on this, but anyone with an electric car can tell you that your range is much further at lower speeds vs freeway speeds. I have a Leaf and Bolt and I think the sweet spot is around 30-35 mph.this makes me wonder what the sweet spot is for an EV that has been optimized for aerodynamics. I've heard about people high-miling by driving their cars no faster than 55 and using cruise control extremely religiously. I'm sure there is a optimized curve for electric vehicle mileage much the same way as with ice cars.
Has anyone done a study on that? I bet with the suspension lowered and a reasonable freeway speed you can totally beat those stop and go numbers, my physics brain is itching to see some plots.
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