My typical morning commute is 14.3 miles. This is from Balboa Ave / 805 to my Son’s preschool in Sorrento Valley and then back up to University City. I have made this drive reliably twice. My motor voltage / amp settings were 120V/400amps both times. The hardest part is I-805 from Sorrento Valley Rd. to La Jolla Village Dr. My pack bottoms out at 136V going up this and my speed bottoms out at about 45 mph. My controller is set to not let the pack go below 136V.
I tried a more ambitious drive on Sunday from Clairemont to Ocean Beach. The total loop was 21.2 miles and I had a 1.5 hour opportunity charge in OB. I went Balboa to 163 to 8 into OB and then Sea World Drive to 5 to Balboa coming home. I did alright until I got to Balboa on the way home. My pack couldn’t maintain 136V going up that hill. I ended up shifting down to first gear and going up the hill at 15 mph. That’s a little over 15 miles into the trip.
So, for now I’m saying that my range is an honest 15 miles. Maybe if I charge up in University City and drive up and down Miramar Rd. a couple times I can go farther, but that’s not real driving in San Diego.
My LinkPRO reads about 20 amp hours when my pack starts bottoming out, and that seems consistent with the 100amp discharge curve for the Fullriver DC100-12 battery.