Battery Vehicle Society

I know - it's just so bloody expensive! Shipping costs alone are over £100. The plan I think will be to have 20ah of lead-acid inside the bike, and 20ah of lithium as a removable pack in the luggage compartment with a switch to change between the two. That should give me a range of around 35-40 mile...

You can get it with a 5 amp charger, which isn't too good - takes at least 4 hours to charge from flat. BUT- an hour would get you roughly 5 miles, which can make all the difference. One more, very vital thing - does anyone know how good Ping's packs are at taking partial charges? From the way peopl...

Hi all Been trying to work out a way of getting Ping batteries without completely cleaning myself out, and I think I've got it - basically get a 48v 20ah one , configure it as a removable battery (they are quite small) and opportunity charge on long trips. (possibly with the option of switching over...

Anyone thinking of buying one of these? They're two grand, but they seem pretty cool... comes with detachable lithium batts - max range 40 miles (with a second battery). http://green.blorge.com/2010/04/englands-econogo-releases-two-yogo-electric-scooters/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fals...

I'd love to be able to buy a 48v back and give it a whirl on the bike to see how you got on with it as I recon you wouldnt want me to take it away :lol: certainly no ones going to take my 24v 15ah pack off me, its amazing. I would too, but like I say they just cost too damn much! No way I'm blowing...

Interesting. Of course to us in the UK the cost is complicated by exchange rates, shipping and tarriffs. The one ChrisB pointed out is 628.031 GBP without shipping and 775.527 GBP with shipping. A couple of months ago it was £700! I suppose we are used to high-tech goods getting cheaper as time goes...

The £60 SLAs are in the tiny bike - seen here: http://www.evalbum.com/1370" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That only gets me about 8 miles (well they were £60) but that's all I need for 90% of my journeys. The big bike takes two 48v strings, each of which costs up to £160 (I.E, £40 pe...

Admittedly lithium is now cheap enough that it makes sense for light ebikes. In fact I wouldn't even think of running a pedal-assist ebike on lead to be honest. But for anything else until Lithium drops in price by at least 50% I choose SLAs. What if I fail my MOT or am no longer able to afford insu...

I've seen that site, and unless you're rich it doesn't make any sense. With shipping that battery costs arond £700. It costs me around £160 per year to run my bike on comparable SLAs. So I'd have to use that cheap, gaffa-taped Lith for over four years just to break even. That's four years without an...

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Sadly, at a £131 a shot they're not much better value than Lithium. At least least lithium battereis are lighter.

Why are batteries always so insanely expensive?