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This is more of a hack/trick but I figured this out today to boost my Stealth range on the fly. I noticed that in Sport mode, it would sometimes overcharge the battery temporarily, if for example, you were going down a steep hill and doing a lot of regeneration. So let's say I clocked it into Sport mode at 18 mile battery range and went down a hill in Hill 2 mode and riding the brake a little. In Sport, the regen increases the battery charge temporarily to 19 or even 20 miles (and then subsequently allows the battery to discharge down back to the 18 mile 'maintain' level). The Sport mode is set to 'maintain' at least 18 miles of battery range, ie the range on the battery at the time Sport mode was engaged. Well, since the Sport mode does momentarily overcharge the battery (and you'll see it creep up to 19 or maybe even 20 miles if its an extended descent down a hill), you can switch out of Sport into Stealth and then switch it back into Sport. All of a sudden now, the Sport mode is set to maintain the slightly higher range (e.g. the 19 or 20 miles that had previously been overcharged). If you repeat these steps, you can quite easily add several miles to your battery range! Granted, you'll probably need to be in a hilly area or something that will allow you to generate enough regeneration through braking.
I did this successfully and managed to walk up the battery range from 18 miles to 24 miles!
I did this successfully and managed to walk up the battery range from 18 miles to 24 miles!