WiredForStereo
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- Sep 13, 2013
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I'm planning a trip to the top of Pike's Peak. Yes, I know a stock Leaf won its class in 2011, but it started fully charged at the start of the race, which is not at the bottom of the mountain.
I am going to be starting fully charged in Colorado Springs, the real bottom of the mountain.
The questions are these:
1. Will I be able to make it to the top? 8000 foot rise, 34.4 miles. I'm not worried about making it back down, lots of downhill to regenerate.
2. Which leads me to my next question, if I call it quits at the onset of Turtle Mode, will regenerative braking still work or will it give out?
3. At what charge state should I give up the climb and head back down to avoid total loss of power and regen?
I am assuming that if I make it to power cutoff (I have run out of power 100 yards from home before one time, so I know what that's like) that regen is no longer available at that point and I'd have to get towed. But how should I give it up at Turtle Mode, or before?
Thanks in advance for your views.
I am going to be starting fully charged in Colorado Springs, the real bottom of the mountain.
The questions are these:
1. Will I be able to make it to the top? 8000 foot rise, 34.4 miles. I'm not worried about making it back down, lots of downhill to regenerate.
2. Which leads me to my next question, if I call it quits at the onset of Turtle Mode, will regenerative braking still work or will it give out?
3. At what charge state should I give up the climb and head back down to avoid total loss of power and regen?
I am assuming that if I make it to power cutoff (I have run out of power 100 yards from home before one time, so I know what that's like) that regen is no longer available at that point and I'd have to get towed. But how should I give it up at Turtle Mode, or before?
Thanks in advance for your views.