Silly Cars

swordtart · 06-07-2022, 04:53 AM

We found overdrive to be very effective in extending range (and only $400 for a cycle and no weight or space).

Streamlining and for cycles a cycle shell which stacks with the vehicle streamlining means 20% lower power consumption (or at worst 19% depending on how you calculate the two working together).

A slightly more sensible design (that actually has a gun!!!)

Long Ranger by Swordtart
Medium Cycle; Streamlining; Cycle chassis;
Heavy suspension; HD Shocks;
Medium Cycle PP w/ Overdrive
2 PR tires.
Driver.
Machine Gun w/20xStandard.
10 pt. Plastic Windshell.
26 pts. Plastic (F: 16 R: 0 L: 0 B: 10 T: 0 U: 0).
Cost: $5,836, Wgt: 1,090
HC: 2 (3), Top Speed: 152.5, Accel: 10.

The base plant has 75 PUs and this would give a range of 254 miles at a road speed of 60 (to take advantage of the shells HC bonus) but overdrive and the streamlining/windshell increases this to around 470 which is about as good as two extra sets of power cells (and you would have to lose the shell and the streamlining to fit it in).

There is useful economy here as well. A full recharge is only $15 for this model (under 4c per mile) but one with 2 extra power cells would cost $45 to recharge (almost 9c per mile).

06-07-2022, 04:53 AM	#37
swordtart Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Silly Cars We found overdrive to be very effective in extending range (and only $400 for a cycle and no weight or space). Streamlining and for cycles a cycle shell which stacks with the vehicle streamlining means 20% lower power consumption (or at worst 19% depending on how you calculate the two working together). A slightly more sensible design (that actually has a gun!!!) Long Ranger by Swordtart Medium Cycle; Streamlining; Cycle chassis; Heavy suspension; HD Shocks; Medium Cycle PP w/ Overdrive 2 PR tires. Driver. Machine Gun w/20xStandard. 10 pt. Plastic Windshell. 26 pts. Plastic (F: 16 R: 0 L: 0 B: 10 T: 0 U: 0). Cost: $5,836, Wgt: 1,090 HC: 2 (3), Top Speed: 152.5, Accel: 10. The base plant has 75 PUs and this would give a range of 254 miles at a road speed of 60 (to take advantage of the shells HC bonus) but overdrive and the streamlining/windshell increases this to around 470 which is about as good as two extra sets of power cells (and you would have to lose the shell and the streamlining to fit it in). There is useful economy here as well. A full recharge is only $15 for this model (under 4c per mile) but one with 2 extra power cells would cost $45 to recharge (almost 9c per mile). Last edited by swordtart; 06-07-2022 at 05:23 AM.