Daily Summary:
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM — Average Speed: 17.0 mph
Nakusp Community CG to Blanket Creek Provincial CG, BC.
Odometer: 2,132 – 2,186 miles
Climb: 5,453 ft. — Descend: 5,699 ft.
45-75° F : Mostly sunny, dry, no wind. (Also includes Arrow Lake ferry crossing. Solar Charged for 3 hours after ferry crossing at Shelter Bay Provincial CG.)
Battery Performance:
Note: All charging and range data after the World Record Day will be published in Excel format at a later date.
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Another First ferry crossing for an electric scooter in British Columbia. This time on the Arrow Lakes ferry.
After crossing I decided to solar charge at the Shelter Bay campground just after the ferry docked. The sun was shining and I decided to take advantage of it since the terrain seemed very up-and-down today (see above).
It’s a good thing that I did.
While solar charging, I replaced the rear brake pads because they didn’t seem to be working well on the 15% descents going down to the ferry dock.
I installed my semi-metalic blue pads after filing the sides a little so the pads would fit into the caliper. The original width was too wide.
BTW, the reason that I had a file today was because I just bought one this morning in Nakusp.
The reason I bought one was because I wanted to use my Eastman poles with the Amok tarp, but the poles were too big on their tip end.
I decided to get the file so I could alter the pole tips later to fit the tarp, and when I stopped to solar charge the first thing that I did was modify the poles.
After the poles were finished, since I still had time, I decided to change the brake pads. That’s when I discovered the necessity of having the file to alter the pads so they would fit.
Some of you might call this “luck” or “coincidence.”
I don’t. I am definitely blessed!
Which is very fortunate because the scooter definitely needs larger and better brakes if it’s going to be used with it’s rated weight capacity.
If you recall, the scooter is rated to carry 320 pounds, and I have it loaded with 310 pounds PLUS the rear push of a 105 pound trailer.
The regenerative ABS brakes are working okay, but these also need some improvement. My “Sasquatch” model will outline the ideal brake system.
It was a good thing that I caught some sun power at Shelter Bay because there was no other good place to solar charge along the highway.
I NEEDED the solar power because when I finally reckoned that I would not have enough battery to get all the way to Revelstoke because of the steep climbs, I made a quick decision to turn into the Blanket Creek Provincial CG and hoped that they would have some power that I could use to get to Revelstoke.
As it turned out, not only did I turn right to get to the campground, but the road quickly turned down as well!
I soon found myself heading down several VERY steep switchbacks on my way down, down, DOWN into the campground!
If I run out of battery going downhill, the ABS won’t work, and with no electric brakes the scooter won’t stop.
Even though the regenerative braking should be creating electricity, I’m not sure that it will be enough to stop the scooter, especially on a 12-15% grade.
As with most current scooter manufacturers, Kaabo has not published enough information on how the scooter is supposed to operate under various conditions. What information is available is mostly unclear or incomplete. I would be willing to work with with Kaabo to improve the documentation if they should ever ask me, but for now… your guess is as good as mine.
In short, I have no idea what happens if the battery goes dead while I’m going down a severe grade with a full load.
If it happens, I’ll let you know (if I’m still alive to talk about it).
In the particular case of going down into Basket Creek Campground, I made it with only minor concerns since everything was dry and I still had energy left from my midday sunshine charge.
And, thank God, at the bottom of the hill was an ice machine!
I’m starting to really look forward to ice machines…
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