20151124 Battery Pack Testing again

I got out for another ride yesterday to continue to characterize the battery range.  This time I tried to ride in the 10 to 12 mph range.  I managed to average 14.1 MPH so I'll need to make another run.  The estimated range is somewhat better only up to 59 Mi.  Controlling average speed turns out to be harder than I'd realized.

20151123 Battery Back and Testing Again

I had an issue with my battery.  Turned out there was some defect in the charging connector and when I went to disconnect it the leads shorted destroying both the battery and charger side XLR connectors.  I returned the battery and charger to Allcell who sorted things and sent it back without issue.

Now that the battery is back I'm continuing to test to characterize the range.  I went for my first reasonably long ride today (temps in the 30s so a bit brisk).  Here's the data:

Route - Map says 19 miles.  CA says 24.  There were some hills.

I cruised at 15 to 20 MPH for most of the ride and averaged about 16 MPH while pedaling continuously.  The bike and battery can easily sustain this speed.  However range is sharply reduced to around 45 miles.

Here's summary results to date:

It looks like something in the 10 to 12 MPH range is a sweet spot.

There is no doubt that I'll need a second battery for the TransAm and that I'll need to manage my speed based on required range for the day.