3 Mile ride on an Ebike. Cost $6k

[Groundhogg]

I know that batteries don't last forever. I have to take the small household ones to the special recycle center. (Just a hillbilly doin' my small part) What do they do with EV batteries? Can they be "up-cycled" and made into something else or are they buried in bunkers only to be discovered in a couple 100 years?

 

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[bc5391]

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Slurpee !! I've had 2 of them this summer.....worth every penny !! It might be a southern thing.

naa, they have them everywhere, but the problem here in Arizona, is once you leave the store, they are melted before you get to your car.

 

[signal_line]

Lithium ion are more fire hazard than lithium polymer or LiFePo4. Lithium ion are lighter weight—ten pounds lighter than the LiFePo4 20Ah. But they do not have as long a life span.

Don’t believe the advertising about how many miles—that’s if you are pedaling the entire way. SOme bike you HAVE to pedal. Some laws are that way. Montana 30 mph and a set of pedals is about the only restrictions.

If you are interested in electric bike conversion, get the 48 or 52 volt battery. 20Ah is what I got, a bit top-heavy but not too bad.

I like the hub motors. They are so quiet and smooth and maintenance-free. Those mid-drives I’m sure are nice—you change gears to get more speed or hill climbing. But the chain is running all the time.

And gas-powered? No way. Stinky, loud, serious vibration, low reliability. But they do have higher speed and much longer range.

 

[releventchair]

Go green!
I can smell the fresher air as a result.

 

[signal_line]

Go green!
I can smell the fresher air as a result.

Not sure how much gas is saved—SUV’s stomp on the gas pedal when they pass me. That uses more energy than for me to ride across town and back.

 

[Gold Maven]

All the Amish in my area have them.
They don't call them electric bikes, they are E-bikes.
hard to judge their speed when you're trying to pass them, and several have been killed in crashes.
They are like a moped, and should be licensed as such.

 

[Keppy]

We just took a electric mini cooper to deliver from willoughby Ohio to Columbus Ohio about 150 mi and got half way there and only had 9 mi left to go on the battery so we had to stop and charge the battery. Then we took a new VW to Pittsburg Pa from Mentor Ohio it was a bigger car got there and only had 35 miles left on the battery when we got there

 

[ticndig]

electric vehicles must be inferior.

I agree 100% they are junk.

 

[jeff of pa]

Expensive Toys !

Should be on the banned Xmas List like Lawn Darts , Hoverboards &Fisher Price Power wheels !