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bennelson · 01-13-2009, 02:40 PM

On my 72V system of 6 95Ah gel-cell batteries, I could do just under 20 miles in the summer.

My most recent "cold" trip was 9.2 miles, and that was pushing it!

HALF the range with lead-acid gel-cells in the cold!

01-13-2009, 02:40 PM	#887 (permalink)
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