The capacitors on the Bafang Ultra Controller are rated 63 Volts, so i do run mine on a 52 volt battery, wich has 58.8 volts when fully charged. Lets assume your controller settings are at 30 amps:
30a x 42v = 1260 watts
30a x 52v = 1560 watts
So yes, performance improves :)
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