Battery Usage And Storage; Range - Qwic Premium Q MN8 Manual

4.5. Battery usage and storage

Using and storing your battery in a proper way is very important to
maintain good battery health. Please find our key essentials and tips on
battery maintenance to get the most out of it over the coming years.
Key essentials
Never store an empty battery for prolonged periods (> 1 month), as this can damage
the battery in weeks.
Charge your battery from time to time, also during winter or when you don't
necessarily use it. A battery will need a charge every 3 months minimum, but we
advise to charge it every month.
When transporting your bike outside the car, please check the maximum weight of the
carrier. If needed remove the battery and cover the bike.
Tips
To increase battery lifespan, we recommend to drive it (almost) empty and charge it
back to full rather than partially recharging it every time you used the e-bike.
If you are not using the battery for a while, try to store the battery with approximately
50% charge (2-3 bars) left, if possible at 10-15 degrees. Try to charge it every month.
If you are in the possession of a charger station, hibernation mode can be used to
automatically keep your battery at 50% charge.
bell If the battery is connected to the e-bike it will run out of
power faster than if it is taken out and stored inside.
bell The battery is sealed and therefore resistant to rain.
However, do not to expose the battery to excess amounts of
water.
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4.6. Range

The total distance that you can travel on a single battery charge is called
the range. The range depends on the capacity of the battery and the
energy consumption of the motor. The exact range of your bike is hard
to predict due to many variables that influence it. The average estimated
range that you can expect is displayed in below table:
Premium Q Level 1
756 Wh 140 - 170 km
522 Wh 90 - 120 km
bell Our tests have been carried out on flat terrain, at temperatures of
approximately 20 0C, at an average speed of 20 km/h with a driver
having a weight of approximately 75 kg.
If you are experiencing reduced range compared to the values above
keep the following in mind:
Stopping and starting
Traffic lights will decrease your range. Accelerating the e-bike from
stillstand consumes a relatively large amount of energy and drains the
battery faster.
Single long journey vs multiple short journeys
From our experience, a single long journey will consume less energy
compared to multiple shorter trips due to the continuity of the trip.
Weight
The total mass on the bike decreases your range exponentially. For
example, adding 10 kg of groceries can result in a 10% decrease in range.
4. THE BATTERY
Level 4
65 - 90 km
40 - 65 km