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Old 07-21-2008, 06:35 PM   #112 (permalink)
bennelson
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Hybridfest and New Range Numbers!

Hello All!

I displayed the cycle this past weekend at the Ecomodder.com booth at Hybridfest.


(It's the big cycle, not the small one!)


I also just went for a ride today to see how far I really could go on a charge (a common question from Hybridfest attendees.)

I went out for a ride - about ten miles at high speed on main roads in heavy traffic, and the rest on slower side streets, and very little traffic.

After making it to 30 miles, I checked the voltage and saw the batteries were at 40% charge.

After that, I did a "sprint" on the main road. The cycle still had lots of acceleration, but top speed was only 43 mph (instead of the usual 45) and voltage sagged quite a bit more under load than it usually would have.

Total trip was 33.5 miles.
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