It's not everybody who can break his car every week.
I've been giving little trips to a friend's house. I'm trying to discharge the batteries a little, so when they recharge, maybe they'll finally balance. I'm also trying to figure out my Wh/mile, so I can estimate the range of the car.
To do that, I've got to know how fast the motor is going, because best efficiency is around 3500-4000 RPM. I'm skittish about trusting my calculations from the transmission gear ratios, so today I tried to hook up the tachometer.
I busted something. It won't start.
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