Totally Average

[Zoot Katz]

Something prompted me to at last enter my memo pad battery log into a spreadsheet.
It generated some numbers that might be informative.

System: X5304 R, 72V 48A Xlyte SI digital controller, 2 X 24V, 18Ah, Nexcell NiMH in series.
Bike: Mixte MTB with Xtracycle. Rider: 150 lbs. HIlly terrain. Urban traffic.

3627 kilometers
46 charge cycles
Average 14.16 amp hours per charge
Average 77.93 kilometers per charge
Average Max spd. 46.63 kmh
Average speed 17.7 kmh
Average Wh/km 8.78

 

[johnrobholmes]

Very nice. Makes me feel a bit better about getting 30wh/m and averaging right at 23mph, since I don't pedal much. Are your nimh cells some big ones, or many smaller cells?

 

[Zoot Katz]

. . . Are your nimh cells some big ones, or many smaller cells?

It's two of these packs:

Twenty D size cells, 120 mm long. 3C rated but now discontinued at ebikes.ca.