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I am now looking into a new battery pack, with larger capacity. Right now I get about 12-13 miles of hilly driving, but two batteries have weakened to the point where they drop so low I am risking them reversing. I have about 1500 miles on the pack and it is meeting all my around town needs, but this EV MUST be a full commuter within two months, so instead of messing around with my current setup I will suck it up and get a pack that will work.
Basically, my Zilla alows me to zip around and maintain speeds with ease, but the batteries do not like it.
I am looking into 8VGC batteries, that should give me a solid 20 miles, probably more like 27 miles of range at 35-40 MPH. I have to design and build a new battery rack, so finding a way to weld it will be a problem. I am leaning towards US Battery 8VGC, and supposedly Sam's Club sells them under their Energizer name, but I have to actually inspect the battery to be sure. I may make a trip up there this week if time allows for it.
Right now my MAXX29 give me about 12-13 miles to 50% SoC, and I am estimating that 8VGC will give me 17 miles to 50% SoC, all I need before I charge up. Since I have my rear suspension installed, I can add the extra weight that the 8VGC have in the trunk.
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