Evaluation of Electric Vehicles as an Alternative for Work Trip and ...
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1998 ATdS Results & Data<br />
Discharge cycle No. 008 is a record <strong>of</strong> Leg 2 on Monday, May 11, 1998. The morning drive w<strong>as</strong> the first <strong>of</strong> two<br />
Legs pl<strong>an</strong>ned <strong>for</strong> Monday. It started in Princeton, NJ, <strong>an</strong>d proceeding 37 miles south to the Burlington County<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, NJ. The maximum time allowed <strong>for</strong> this leg w<strong>as</strong> 1:40, so the minimum average speed<br />
needed to be 22.15 miles per hour (mph). Team 50 drove the Leg in 1:34:17, which is 5:43 early. Actual average<br />
speed w<strong>as</strong> 23.55 mph. The elevation at the start w<strong>as</strong> 35 ft above sea level in Princeton; it rose no higher th<strong>an</strong> 200 ft<br />
along the route, <strong>an</strong>d ended near sea level at the BCIT in NJ.<br />
The Badicheq displayed a beginning value <strong>of</strong> 80 at full charge <strong>an</strong>d ended Leg 1 with 41 remaining. Power use<br />
during the 37 mile drive w<strong>as</strong> 4.87 DC kWh. The recharge required 6 AC kWh to recharge 4.81 DC kWh <strong>for</strong> a<br />
charging efficiency <strong>of</strong> 81%.<br />
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