mitch672
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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iev/id413625707?mt=8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here is there support product page (FAQs): http://dottribes.com/electric-car-simulator-iev-faq/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is a $5.99 program for the iPhone that simulates EV trips. You can put in the "car type" as a basic starting point, or use the "advanced mode" (which I did), and put in the cars: weight: 3350 pounds, Air Drag Coeffiient: .29, Car Area (frontal area): 24.5 square feet (the numbers given are for a Nissan Leaf).
Then you simply start the app up, and let the GPS gather the data, when you reach your destination, hit the "stop" button, and the app shows you your KW consumed on the trip, the max and average speed, the total distance, and the time. Of course KW for accessories or heating/AC are not calculated...
It then can average these for each day, and you can see if the Leafs 24KW battery pack will work for *you*. You use a standard car, you don't have to own a Leaf.
It would be nice if some Leaf owners have it, and compare real world results with the computed KW from the app, I am curious. I spent $5.99 to try it out, and its impressive so far.
Credit: The author was heard on a recent podcast of "Transport Evolved" (hosted by Nikki Gordon Bloomfield), talking up the app.
Here is there support product page (FAQs): http://dottribes.com/electric-car-simulator-iev-faq/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is a $5.99 program for the iPhone that simulates EV trips. You can put in the "car type" as a basic starting point, or use the "advanced mode" (which I did), and put in the cars: weight: 3350 pounds, Air Drag Coeffiient: .29, Car Area (frontal area): 24.5 square feet (the numbers given are for a Nissan Leaf).
Then you simply start the app up, and let the GPS gather the data, when you reach your destination, hit the "stop" button, and the app shows you your KW consumed on the trip, the max and average speed, the total distance, and the time. Of course KW for accessories or heating/AC are not calculated...
It then can average these for each day, and you can see if the Leafs 24KW battery pack will work for *you*. You use a standard car, you don't have to own a Leaf.
It would be nice if some Leaf owners have it, and compare real world results with the computed KW from the app, I am curious. I spent $5.99 to try it out, and its impressive so far.
Credit: The author was heard on a recent podcast of "Transport Evolved" (hosted by Nikki Gordon Bloomfield), talking up the app.