Re: Range

["PETER VANDERWAL" <peterv@peoplepc.com>]

> > It seems to me that if you have a 50 mile requirement you are better
> > off with a 60 mile (max) pack than a 100 mile pack.
>
> Ah, but the pack's capacity drops as it ages. If you use 80% of the
> pack's capacity for your daily commute when it is new, then your
> batteries are "bad" when their capacity falls to 80% because they can no
> longer make the commute. If you use 50% of the pack's capacity when new,
> the batteries can still make the commute when they have aged to only
> deliver 50% of original capacity. You'll get over twice the battery
> life.
> --

Ahh, but you have to buy almost twice as much weight in batteries, and they
cost more to haul around.  I think in the long run it would be cheaper to
have the smaller pack (smaller controller, smaller motor and/or better
performance, lower daily energy requirements).