Hi Silverfox,
Had to write for a couple reasons. It's been my thought that either a fully faired foot forward bike or one modded to be a near recumbent with full fairing should make it much easier for an electric bike to have a decent increase in range. Check Craig Vetter's site
Last Vetter Fairing - Fuel Economy -P13
Secondly, and somewhat off topic, I grew up in Centralia. Get back every year or two. Most of the family still lives there. GO ORPHANS.
J JACKSON