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NeilBlanchard · 07-01-2019, 09:34 PM

I rode my PEBL 87.9 miles, and the battery pack was at 44V. Cutoff is 42V, on the unloaded reading. About half of that was using the high power mode. I weigh about 235 pounds, and there are a fair number of hills around here; including the one my house is on. About half the time, I was in high power mode.

The starting voltage is 54.4V, and the nominal is 48V. The battery is 64Ah total, so it is roughly a 3 kWh pack. If you count the whole charge, that is still pretty sweet at 34.13Wh/mile aka 987MPGe! (33.7kWh = 1 gallon gasoline)

54.4 - 42 = 12.4
10.4 / 12.4 = ~84% so 987 + 16% = 1144MPGe

Not too shabby!

I have ridden it about 1225 miles, total so far.

In early August, I am planning a 167 mile trip (each direction) - day and a half each way for travel, with 6 days there. First day is about 94 miles (with a brief charge at halfway) and the second day will be 73 miles on one charge.

Total elevation climb going is over 6800 feet and the total drop is over 6500 feet. The reverse on the way home, of course.

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NeilBlanchard Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth Posts: 7,907 Mica Blue - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0 Team Toyota 90 day: 42.48 mpg (US) Forest - '15 Nissan Leaf S Team Nissan 90 day: 156.46 mpg (US) Number 7 - '15 VW e-Golf SEL TEAM VW AUDI Group 90 day: 155.81 mpg (US) Thanks: 3,475 Thanked 2,950 Times in 1,844 Posts	I rode my PEBL 87.9 miles, and the battery pack was at 44V. Cutoff is 42V, on the unloaded reading. About half of that was using the high power mode. I weigh about 235 pounds, and there are a fair number of hills around here; including the one my house is on. About half the time, I was in high power mode. The starting voltage is 54.4V, and the nominal is 48V. The battery is 64Ah total, so it is roughly a 3 kWh pack. If you count the whole charge, that is still pretty sweet at 34.13Wh/mile aka 987MPGe! (33.7kWh = 1 gallon gasoline) 54.4 - 42 = 12.4 10.4 / 12.4 = ~84% so 987 + 16% = 1144MPGe Not too shabby! I have ridden it about 1225 miles, total so far. In early August, I am planning a 167 mile trip (each direction) - day and a half each way for travel, with 6 days there. First day is about 94 miles (with a brief charge at halfway) and the second day will be 73 miles on one charge. Total elevation climb going is over 6800 feet and the total drop is over 6500 feet. The reverse on the way home, of course. __________________ Sincerely, Neil http://neilblanchard.blogspot.com/ Last edited by NeilBlanchard; 07-01-2019 at 09:53 PM..