[ausev] Ultracaps

[Brian Lasseter]

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Jim Watson <osious at gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, I found that the motor on the ebay site that someone posted was
> rated at 144V @ 500amps peak,.. That means 72,000 wh. Does this mean that
> you can run your electric car, pedal to the metal for 91% of an hour before
> the Ultra caps are fully discharged?? If this is true why not have four of
> those Ultra cap pods under the hood. Then you could drive until your ass
> hurts before refueling. This makes the chevy volt look like a golf cart!!!!
> HAHAHAHAHA

144V x 500A = 72kw... 1 hour x 144V x 500A = 72kwh

My non-linear analog electronics math is a bit fuzzy on this New
Year's Eve... so I won't hazard a guess at the cap figures.  However I
can say that my electric car pulls about 21.6kw cruising down the
interstate at 70mph.  (144V x 150A)


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TTFN,
Brian "Lasso" Lasseter

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