Hello Ken, welcome to the forum and the e-biking community. Glad you like your Suede, and I'm not too surprised about the range you're getting. The Suede seems to be one of a newer generation of bikes with somewhat lower power, which you've noticed on the hills, but good range in compensation. It shows that the manufacturers are listening, since lack of range has been a permanent moan since e-biking began. The lower power/longer range formula also happens to suit the flat countryside Dutch market, the largest market for these bikes in Europe.
All the signs are that the Suede's successor, the new Twist, is following that formula, with almost the same motor but twin batteries and a spot of regeneration, promising possibly the longest range ever on a production e-bike.
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