Re: My new EV website... MGB Aero

[poke <poke@silverlink.net>]

> Ah yes, the roll down test.  A slightly better method is to pick a
> long stretch of reasonably flat road, accelerate the vehicle to a set
> speed (say 60 mph) and then time how long it takes to roll to a stop
> or a lower set speed (say 30 mph); to a stop is more accurate.  
> Repeat the test in the other direction to cancel out the effects of
> any wind (it's difficult to cancel out wind on a hill test).

A small regional airport landing strip is ideal for this. They are almost
always perfectly level and are nearly always built so that the prevailing
winds move along the runway rather than across it. There are a lot of
abandoned strips around the country that might work for this purpose.


-Chuck

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