# Newbie here!

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/newbie-here/5052>\
**Category:** Introduce yourself\
**Created:** [June 11, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/newbie-here/5052 "2015-06-11T14:08:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![camelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@camelot](https://community.electricforum.com/u/camelot)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/newbie-here/5052/1 "2015-06-11T14:08:35Z")

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Greetings from Apollo Beach Florida,

Newbie here. Just purchased a new (to me) GEM 2008 E2. 6 New gel batteries 3 months ago. It is green! Both in color and environmentally. Bought it to tow (on a trailer) behind our class C motorhome and to tool around our small community to the store, dog park etc. Took it out for a spin this afternoon. Could only get 15mph out of it. SCARY! Most streets here are 35mph. I need to move a bit faster to avoid getting run over. Took it back home and plugged in charger (green bars showing 60%). Hope this helps. The turtle was not lit up. Steve.

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/newbie-here/5052/2 "2015-06-11T14:26:58Z")

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You have it in Turf (Slo) mode. Flip the switch next to Fwd Rev

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**Author:** ![camelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@camelot](https://community.electricforum.com/u/camelot)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/newbie-here/5052/3 "2015-06-11T15:27:44Z")

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Thank you. Right now, I feel a little SLOW! The writing is worn off that switch…was wondering what it was–

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**Author:** ![Lorna17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f1d935/32.png) [@Lorna17](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Lorna17)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/newbie-here/5052/4 "2015-07-03T03:37:23Z")

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I am also new to to the forum. I am doing a bit of business master’s research on EVs. You guys seem like a knowledgeable community so i am hoping to get some valuable information. I would be very grateful.