Hi Julien, thanks for the extended feedback! Why there's the 45 kph class on vehicles while it's 50 kph on streets I will never understand. Some years ago it used to be 60 kph on this vehicle/license class. Some say the 45 kph nonsense is a result of lobby work of some international driving school conspiracy to sell more motorcycle licenses... For the "low service battery" alert: you already have this, it's the 12V alert feature I implemented some releases ago. The alert just needs a reference voltage from the last charge cycle. If you did not receive that alert despite having charged at least once since mounting the OVMS, check your notification configuration. Regards, Michael Am 04.02.2014 09:17, schrieb Julien (JaXX) Banchet:
Hi,
Sorry for the late extra report.
Well, it gave me time to try the setings with a bit more time.
I bet some had a concern about the effect of these settings on range. Well after a few days of adapting, I can say that it has very little effect on range, less than a 10% cutback depending on driving habits, though achieving better and needless to say "Safer" performances.
I'm mostly against vehicle modifications of such sort, that said, on a country to country basis, the 45kmh limitation on 50kmh limited roads is in the end a bit dangerous where people are aggressive to the least while driving (I've only had good surprises in most surrounding countries). Therefor, being able to reach 50kmh, or even a tad more to keep up with the flow, avoids being pushed (or bullied) too much. (I did try 60 (+2) on some 70kmh segments, but rarely ever went over 50 in general. The simple fact of having a bit extra watts in the wheel shows that the Twizy deserves respect, the bullying evaporates with it :-)
But this can be a subject of much debate.
So again, with all the subjectivity this post can have, I believe that Michael has done a tremendous job! Thanks !
Oh, be aware: despite the bitter cold and it's effect on the traction battery, I estimate I kept my previous average of 70km of range, and still have my usual 3 stars on the eco-meter, though it takes a sensibly softer foot on the pedal. But, these mods will drastically change the speed of variation of the range-meter. Extra power with extra recup makes the estimation less smooth, obviously :-)
All I need now is a "Low Service Battery" alert, idiots managed to turn just about everything on (mainly the warning lights) and killed the service battery the other night :-)
Hugs and drive Safe !
JaXX
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