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Re: "Gearing for speed" criticism

Great job with your analysis. We overgeared initially this past year. Modeling currents and time at currents is also a big deal. When geared too fast, you spend a lot of time in the lower half of the motor model which allows for high currents which is difficult on the power system, battery, and motors heating up.