Batteries are at the heart of many aspects of modern lives. They power our phones, from 2035 they'll power our cars - and quite often they power our bikes too. Every battery does the same basic thing, but the difference between them is huge. In the same way that LEDs quickly became the only option for bike lights, lithium-ion is now completely dominant when it comes to e-bike batteries. (Pi-Pop's supercapacitors being an exception.) It's the same technology you’ll find everywhere from your ...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
The Bicycle Association (BA) has said retailers “need to be ready to explain” how reputable e-bikes and batteries are safe, with most now refusing to work on unbranded or unknown battery packs. E-bikes and e-scooters have become the capital’s “fastest growing fire risk”, according to the London Fire Brigade, however many of these have involved second-hand vehicles, or the bike has been modified using parts bought online. There have been reports that some insurers are declining cover...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
With e-bike and e-scooter fire safety hitting the headlines recently (including several times here at ebiketips), you might be forgiven for thinking that light electric vehicles are inherently dangerous. That's far from the truth. As we noted in our article on e-bike batteries, "... just 0.011% of bikes and scooters on the market set on fire last year." That said, there is clearly an emerging problem at the cut price end of the market with cheap and potentially unreliable batteries and charge...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
It may take a while, but e-bike batteries do deteriorate over time. Here we take a look at the various options if yours is old and worn-out. Is it always realistic to follow the latest industry advice that a defective or end of life battery should be replaced by, “an authorised technically identical battery”? Batteries are the most expensive 'consumable' on an e-bike, replacement ones typically costing several hundred pounds. A new Bosch 625Wh PowerTube battery will cost around £770, for...| electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips