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LawrenceC Great idea although I don't own the vehicle. I am doing a mock exercise based on the LT-TX4 London Taxi Cab. The thought is the stop start nature of a typical Taxi drive cycle combined with extended idle periods could lend itself nicely to a KERS system ideally mechanical based...

Thanks for the responses. I guess its time to weigh some wheels and tires to calculate approximate I values.

Homework Statement I have set myself the problem of modeling a KER's technology applied to road cars. I am looking to establish the kinetic energy of a vehicle corresponding to a specific drive cycle for instance the NEDC or similar. I have distance speed and time data for the drive...