Re: [EVDL] Electrathon America

2022-04-23 Thread Peter VanDerWal via EV
Does it still require using a lead-acid battery? My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key April 21, 2022 12:04 PM, "Gary Krysztopik via EV" wrote: > I'm wondering how many have heard of or participated in Electrathon > racing? We'd like to grow the program by getting the word out an

Re: [EVDL] Electrathon America

2022-04-23 Thread Gary Krysztopik via EV
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[EVDL] Lead acid battery rule (was Electrathon America)

2022-04-23 Thread Bill Dube via EV
Here in NZ, the EVolicity competition supplies an electronic gizmo that restricts/measures the wattage of the drivetrain. Thus, any type of battery may be used. It's a HS competition, so putting a cap on the wattage actually works. Bill D. On 4/24/2022 4:40 AM, Gary Krysztopik via EV wrote:

Re: [EVDL] Lead acid battery rule (was Electrathon America)

2022-04-23 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 24 Apr 2022 at 13:55, Bill Dube via EV wrote: > Here in NZ, the EVolicity competition supplies an electronic gizmo that > restricts/measures the wattage of the drivetrain. > > Thus, any type of battery may be used. Interesting. Do they have any restrictions on the amount energy (Wh) the ba

[EVDL] EVolocity vs Electrathon (Was: Lead acid battery rule (was Electrathon America)

2022-04-23 Thread Bill Dube via EV
During the "Economy Run" portion of the event, each of the vehicles is fitted with a supplied electronics which stops the power flow after 30 W-hrs. Thus, the battery type, voltage, capacity, temperature, etc. doesn't matter. How far your vehicle can travel on a fixed amount of energy is what c