Muddy ride to co-op

Today I took the bike out again after a (supposedly) full charge. I decided to do an errand run downtown, normally a medium difficulty run in the summer because of traffic, etc. During the winter it was slightly higher difficulty due to the high winds and mud (from melting snow). I really need to get a front fender. My face was covered with brown polka-dots when I got back.

Photo by: Steve over at ADV Garage

I guess the slightly concerning thing was that my pack voltage was lower than it should have been. It seems like perhaps it didn't get a full charge. A 12 mile ride is generally not anywhere near enough to drain the pack, and by the time I got back, it was close to the cut out voltage. The overall juice consumption seemed reasonable for the ride, but it seemed like that was about all that was in the pack.

Stats after ride:

12.34 miles

45 degrees.

42 minutes round trip.

Amp Hours Used: 8.431 AH

Watt Hours Used: .403 kWH

Pack voltage minimum: 45.35 minimum (this is really low for only 8.4 AH!)

Sitting at 52.8V

So tomorrow I'll take it for another run and see if I can figure out why my performance is being hit.

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