Pizza pan wheel cover benchmark results

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by bwilson4web, Oct 19, 2023.

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web Well-Known Member Subscriber

    Ran benchmarks last night but during a 20 minute charging session, a front passed through. The temperature dropped 6 F and wind direction changed and blew stronger. This would have significantly impacted the last, 75 mph test. I won't speculate on the effect but it very likely impacted the second, 75 mph pass. Regardless, this is what my preliminary data shows:

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    These results suggest at least a 5% improvement in high speed performance at 65 mph which also increases the range. Since my battery has a -10% degradation, it looks like half of the lost battery capacity will come back.


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    I plan to paint the covers flat black to match the tire rubber. This will also mask the 'rough finish' of these prototype covers.

    Bob Wilson

    ps. I will post additional details about how I made them.
     
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