Tuesday, March 17, 2009

hub bike range test two

I went to the senior center again the same route as yesterday but with power management in mind. It was a little more work but it seems to have done better on power consumption. I rode uphill pedaling all the way with power assist. I coasted down hills with the throttle off completely. I pulsed the throttle on the flats, batteries had 12.87 volts on them when I returned.

conclusion is if I need to make a trip of about five miles then power management is in order but for trips under four miles it is pretty immaterial. I will be making the double battery pack test either this afternoon or tomorrow I think.

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