Replacement batteries for Lepton electric moped

[badnewswade]

Hi, Has anyone ever had a Lepton Electric moped? I'm looking for replacement batteries for one, it takes four "EV 12v 60ah Tudor Drysafe electric vehicle" batteries.

[ChrisB]

They sound similar to the old dryfit A300's which are now superceded I think by A512-60g



Did they look a bit like the large version of these ??



ChrisB

[badnewswade]

No idea what they look like, it's on auction at ebay which finishes tonight. Just had a rather expensive quote for four 12v 55ah batteries, more than £400!

How much are the ones you're thinking of?

[MB]

Get the scooter home and then post up some photographs of what the batteries look like, along with some height, depth and width measurements.

As a rough guestimate, you'll probably be looking at a bill of between £250-300 for new batteries.

[ChrisB]

Yeah I'd suspect something along those lines Mike as well.

Better to go with a Lipo pack

ChrisB

[badnewswade]

I decided not to because the batteries seemed so expensive and I had no way of knowing if the bike would even work. It just seemed like too much of a pig in a poke.

Question: If I do buy an electric moped, how can I save money on batteries? They seem to need around 48v 55-60ah to do around 40 miles, but I was quoted £420 ex vat (so nearly £500) for 4x 12v 55ah SLAs.

[ChrisB]

You could look out for some ex UPS/alarm batteries ??

Try phoning up your local fire alarm installer and see if they have any, ok they will have been on float for 3 yrs but as long as they dont cost a lot which they generally dont as they have to pay for them to be disposed.

ChrisB