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- From: mwilson@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Mark Wilson)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.energy,rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
- Message-ID: <78567@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 14:40:14 GMT
- References: <1992Dec13.114534.961@cmkrnl.com> <1992Dec15.004956.465@mtu.edu> <1h5afbINN1hs@access.usask.ca> <51690@seismo.CSS.GOV> <72183@cup.portal.com>
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- In <72183@cup.portal.com> Ted_Eugene_Viens@cup.portal.com writes:
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- |>8 hp seems way low. That can't be highway speed, I know of no practical
- |>car design that would experience only 8hp of road friction and air resistance
- |>at 55 mph. But in addition, let's not forget: hills, curves, rough roads,
- | So much deleted above it should make you sick...
- |>
- |If memory serves me right, Porsche technical literature will show that in real
- |life conditions on a flat road in still weather the 911 series cars require
- |5 horsepower to maintain 55 miles per hour. I would love to hear from some
- |Porsche engineers if I am incorrect.
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- Not all cars are as aerodynamic as a porsche. Now even in a porsche, if you
- want to maintain that 55mph say in the rain and on a grade, maybe even going
- into a headwind, you are going to need a lot more than 8mph.
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- Mob rule doesn't become any prettier, just because the mob start to call itself
- a government.
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- Mark.Wilson@AtlantaGA.NCR.com
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