
ROAD TEST MINIMUM (ELECTRIC HYBRID)
 3% GRADE 55 MPH FOR 15 MINUTES
 6% GRADE 45 MPH
 25% MINIMUM GRADE, STARTABLE
 0-50 MPH MINIMUM ACCELERATION = 13.5 SEC.
   [0-60 MPH MIN ACCEL = 19-20-21 SEC. (MY CALCULATION)]
 70 MPH MINIMUM TOP SPEED AT 1 MILE DISTANCE
 45 AND 60 MPH MINIMUM DISTANCE RANGE = 60 MILES
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ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLE MINIMUMS
 0-60 MPH 12.5 SEC                     [12 SEC]
 0-85 MPH 23.4 SEC
 40-60 MPH 5.3 SEC
 16 FPS^2 MAX ACCELERATION  (.5 G'S)   [17 FPS]
 135 FT IN 5 SEC                       [140 FT IN 5 SEC]
 6% GRADE MIN AT 55 MPH FOR 10 SEC. (>10% NO EXTRA POINTS)
 80 MPS
 USE .2 SEC SHIFT TIME
 90 MPH MINIMUM TOP SPEED
 1/4 MILE IN 20 SEC
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 8% GRADE MAX ON 30 MPH STREETS
 12% TO MAYBE 15% GRADE MAX ON LOCAL STREETS
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 PIKES PEAK, CO, 7% AVERAGE GRADE, 10% MAX.
 GRAPE VINE, CA, 7% GRADE
 CABLE CAR STREETS, CA, 21% GRADE
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 PASSES 12.5% TO MAYBE 14.5% GRADE COMMON, 22.5% UNCOMMON
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 7-8%  GRADE MAX ON 30 MPH MAIN STREETS
 7-12% GRADE MAX ON 30 MPH NON-MAIN STREETS
 5%    GRADE MAX ON 66 MPH ROADS
 14 FOOT CLEARANCE UNDER FREEWAY BRIDGES
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 3%  GRADE ON 70 MPH ROAD
 4%  GRADE ON 60 MPH ROAD
 5%  GRADE ON 50 MPH ROAD
 7%  GRADE ON ROUGH TERRAIN ROAD
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 10-16% GRADES IN MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT AREA
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 17,000 pound GVWR TRUCK
 50 FT^2 AREA, 0.8 Cd
 0-30, 15 SEC
 0-40, 20 SEC
 0-50, 25 SEC
 0-60, 40 SEC
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 DIESEL 0.82   6.75     SPEC GRAV
 GAS    0.74   6.10
 WATER  1.00   8.23
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 SAE J1349 STANDARD
 29.61 INCH MERCURY = 100KPa  
 77 DEG F. = 25 DEG C.
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 100 FT DIA SKID G PAD
 200 FT DIA SKID G PAD
 300 FT DIA SKID G PAD
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 45 DEG CONCRETE SLOPE TEST [MINE]
 15 MPH START SPEED AT BEGINNING OF 45 DEG 
 75 FEET MINIMUM ROAD DISTANCE UP THE SLOPE  [VW1600 50 FEET]
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15 % GRADE TEST WITH 2 PEOPLE LOAD WITH 2400 FPM PISTON SPEED MAX [MINE]
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Laurel St., Redwood St. grades = 42% = 22.5 deg
San Francisco cable car steepest grade = 21%
San Francisco city road steepest grade = 30%
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12.5 HP MIN FOR FREEWAY = 125 CC TO 150 CC
15 HP MIN FOR FREEWAY = 175 CC MIN (CALIF.)
150CC MIN FOR FREEWAY, OR 180CC MIN
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PASSING TEST 40-60, 45-65, [50-70 ON 0 AND 7% GRADES], OR 60-80 MPH
        30-50MPH            80-120 KMH = 50-75 MPH, 40-70MPH 
                            60-140 KMH = 37-87
450 FT FREEWAY APPROACH, THEN 450 FT TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AT 55-60 MPH
    20-65 MPH, 6% GRADE FREEWAY ENTERANCE ON-RAMP, [8% MAX], [3% TYP]
    25-60 MPH, 3% GRADE FREEWAY ENTERANCE ON-RAMP TEST
    50-70 MPH ON-RAMP TEST
TOP GEAR, 200 YARD RUN, 50 MPH START, RECORD END SPEED (MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE)
         [200 YARD = TYPICAL PASSING DISTANCE] 40-60 MPH
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ROLL OVER
STAR   PROB    FORMULA  SSF=TRACK_WIDTH/(2*CG_HEIGHT) [RIGID SUSPENSION]
  5   00-10%   1.45-GREATER
  4   10-20%   1.25-1.44
  3   20-30    1.13-1.24
  2   30-40    1.04-1.12
  1   40-50    LESS-1.03
 (TILT TABLE = 10-15% LOWER, NON RIGID SUSPENSION)
SSF FOR SUV=1.00-1.20, CAR=1.28-1.54, TRUCK=1.03-1.28, VAN=1.08-1.25
SSF SHOULD BE GREATER THAN 1.2 
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GROUND CLEARANCE:
5 INCH CAR
9 INCH SUV

