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The Force is on the road!
Last week I was able to get the EV plates and this past weekend I got new 13" wheels and the inspection completed!
I've done a few trips with the Force and it is running pretty well. I've done a few 5 mile trips around town without using too much AH from the pack.
The Force is very underpowered when it comes to hill climbing. When starting on the bottom of a hill the car is really pokey until it's past 5-7 MPH, then it will start to accelerate at an OK rate. In comparison, my Civic EV has more than 5x the power when accelerating. I do have a UMOC440 inverter that is more powerful that I might install. But I think it's just something that I will have to get used to.
The heat is running in the car and just about everything is operational. The Air Conditioning needs recharging and sometimes the FWD/REV needs to be moved back and forth, but I believe that's a controller issue.
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