Recent content by P63

I loved my '15 eGolf. I think it was a 20kwh battery though. Did they also offer 24 kwh batteries? My favorite two stories: At a stoplight with two lanes, on the other side of the intersection the right lane veers off to another road while the left lane goes straight and a line of cars was...

I leave for a few months because of the relative uselessness of tech info here, and I come back six months later and you're still being a troll to the newbs. What is it that motivates you to get out of bed in the morning? Is the only way that you can feel better about yourself to throw slurs...

1. I'm guessing things are quite cold this time of year. The batteries are affected by temperature. For a fun experiment, look at the estimated range first thing in the morning, and then again after the car sits in the sun for five hours. 2. As has been said, don't worry about charging rates...

One day there was a three-mile-crawl traffic jam. I had a thirsty V8 mustang that would provide acceleration guaranteed to satisfy, but it was a PITA while crawling in traffic. A dozen "scooters" zipped between the lanes that day, more power to them. That night I started researching electric...

My 2015 charged up fully will use about half its charge getting me to work and back, a 34 mile round trip. Notes: headlights and defroster are on in the morning, and I have to accelerate onto an uphill freeway. I drive at 70mph +/- 5mph. I have to accelerate hard again to get on the freeway on...

I don't see the logical link between economy and electric cars. If someone wants to accelerate from zero to 55mph with a light foot so that he can eak out five or six miles/kwh, more power to him. But if someone wants to blast away from the stop light and drive 70mph with occassional 80mph...

Yes, your tires and brakes last a long time because you drive for economy. Brake rotors do not get anywhere near the temperature of fusion. They can glow read hot on race cars, which use high temp pads that murder the rotors because their priority is winning the race, not brake component life...

I agree that B is appropriate when a downslope is taking us above the speed limit or when we want to gradually slow to a stop. I use it all the time and love it. I'm just pointing out that certain hills lend themselves well to coasting, and that on these hills superior economy is achieved by...

It appears that you have no automotive knowledge at all. Firstly, instead of science or engineering you cited anecdotal evidence: German cars have brake dust on the wheels.... that doesn't even qualify as anecdotal evidence, it's just a statement... and without any supporting facts. No...

I have had aluminum wheels since 1978 on eight different cars. My observations: 1. There is nothing about aluminum per-se that causes air to leak. 2. I have never had a tire leak something as huge as 10 psi overnight and then seal the air properly for a couple days EXCEPT for the one time I...

Previous poster is correct. FWIW, without regen braking, slowing a car will wear out tires, brakes, or both. Light application of the brakes while slowly decelerating is great for tire wear, but will eat through the brake pads quickly. Panicked, last-second hard braking wears out tires, but not...

The more general question: does anyone on this site have a CAN bus recorder or know of a site that decodes the packets?

I like to accelerate as if I were in a gas car, and I drive 70mph. I have plenty of range left after a 34 mile round trip, so you should be good. Thats with a 2015 20kwh battery. There are cautions against leaving the car out below temp X or above temp Y for two days. Note that temps go down at...

Thank you.

Subject says it all. Any info is appreciated.