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Originally Posted by Longboarder
Cool. Were you able to use full power all the time? Or did the battery drain at some point?
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Yes indeed, as I wrote:
"The other big problem of taking the i8 on track was that it uses FAR more electric power than it can regenerate. My charge only lasted 20-30 laps, and then the power reduction was dramatic and noticeable. Also noticeable was the significant deterioration in handling and balance, as the car lost its 4 wheel drive, becoming rear drive only."
And it only lasted that long because I did those laps in 4 runs, with one cool down stop between each pair. The ICE was running between each run of course, giving me some additional charge. I was driving it flat out all the time.
Cooling down:
Finally found a good use for my front plate
If I had run continuously, the charge would have lasted 10-20 laps I expect.