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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
We've had a few warm days here, too. The ForkenSwift's range & efficiency is slowly crawling out of the basement.
ALSO! Since about mid-Feb, the sun actually warms up the inside of the car quite nicely. 
I wonder how much of the improvement can be attributed to the Zilla. I don't know much about the inner workings of controllers, but I'd be surprised that there could even be a 19% difference between two different types of mosfet based PWM controllers. (I'm assuming they're both mosfet based.) |
The Zilla is IGBT based vs MOSFETS of most other controllers. I think most of my efficiency came from an aligned rear end and the fact that the Zilla can produce the AMPs I need at lower RPMS to maintain speeds on inclines.
I have a lot of battery care to work on this week, but I am hopeful everything will be all set for commuting again.
I also have a bin that I am using to save up for a new set of batteries because I am a feeling the current set won't last more than a few months at the rate I use them at. I have AGMs on my mind.