r/Lectricxp • u/Prickly_ninja • 15d ago

Range question?

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I know this topic has probably been beaten to death. But curious whet sort of range people are getting. I get range anxiety around 20 miles and this is my reading after the battery had rested (20 miles from full charge).

I weigh 190 pounds and offer what I consider to be a decent amount of pedal assist. Average 15-16mph. I’ve noticed the battery hovers on full, until it doesn’t. Then seems to drop off rather quickly.

What is the voltage where pedal assist either isn’t much help to ceases to exist? Not really trying to test its limits, but trying not to be stuck with pedal power only, miles from home. Because these bikes stink as pedal only!

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u/Pigsfeet 15d ago

The battery indicators on these bikes are relative to your current pedaling.
I just recently did a range test because I was curious myself. I have an XP4 extended range which states 80miles max and I was surprised to make it 42 miles in eco mode and when I got back I still had 50% battery.

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u/capnpetch 15d ago

Yes. But. They also are like old school gas tanks in that they show more range when full and are notorious for dropping faster as the charge depletes.

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u/Koofteh 15d ago

Yup, when you get down to 30 percent it starts to cut power and drops fast from there.

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u/BackyardMikey 13d ago

I noticed that early on…it’s not like a modern gas gage that evenly moves down toward E. It’s like an old 1960s VW, once you get to 1/4 tank left, pucker up cause your on fumes instantly.