[aerohead]

Originally Posted by bennelson

I gave the scooter a test ride.

I went out on a certain section of road, went to top speed (104 kph) and then held it for a stretch down to a certain landmark (a road I could turn around at.)

I noted the current draw as I rode. It was between 60 an 70 amps northbound and between 70-80 amps southbound. (Guess it wasn't as flat as it looked!)

I then took the seat off, put my bedroom pillow there in its place, sat on the pillow with my feet in a more forward sort of recumbent position, and repeated the same route.

It's hard to tell exactly, as the ammeter dust jump around a bit, and it was gusty winds today too.

The north-bound trip with the lowered seat didn't seem like it was much of a difference in current, although I could certainly feel less wind on my chest than in the standard seating position.

On the south-bound trip with the low seat position, current draw was closer to the 60-70 amps range.

It's hard to say for sure, as I don't have a real-time log, and wind always makes things more challenging, but it appears that the lower seating position has the potential to drop 80A use down to 70A use. That's about 15%

I'd take 15% extra range!

Maybe you're experiencing same Cd, only with reduced frontal .