Re: Jetta Hybrid Conert?

["Grant Wallace" <grantewallace@hotmail.com>]

More like 3,000. Most cars are direct thru the trans in 4th gear, so engine
and drive shaft speed are the same. 3k and under is the rpm range that a
series motor would eat up, but series won't give you the ability to regen
during braking, but an AC or BLDC motor built for that speed range will.
----- Original Message -----
From: "VanDerWal, Peter" <vanderwp@fhu.disa.mil>
To: "'EV List'" <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: Jetta Hybrid Conert?


> I've been thinking about this idea and using the motor-in-the-driveshaft.
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> I just noticed a potential problem.  Doesn't the drive shaft only spin at
> about 300 rpm at highway speeds?  That's way to slow for most electric
> motors.
> Not an insurmountable problem, but something to consider.
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