E-bikes are currently a good use for Li batteries imo, it can make it much easier for people to ride bikes and make all the difference in people's choice of vehicle to commute with... lots more people will hopefully choose e-bike over a 4-wheeled alternative.
A friend of mine recently got a 6" full suspension mt bike with a battery... weighs a bit over 50 lbs. Not sure what to think of it TBH. Cool in some ways but it's halfway to being a motorcycle. IDK...
I have one of those (it is actually my second Fully E-MTB already) and I absolutely love it
I even sold my Motorbikes because I was plowing through the mountains and woods with my E-MTB all the time rather than driving on the streets with my Motorbikes.
No more time for the Motorbikes, so they had to go
But you are aware that you can switch the degree of support in 4 different levels from very little support (to just compensate the more weight) to full blast crazy support but then the battery empties pretty fast.I can't be too hard on my friend because I'm 100% sure I'll have one eventually!
My issue with them is that I can already easily travel further than the battery would allow and I'm not getting into having multiple batteries as they are something like $800 each. On some rocky, techy trails my friend was down to 20% battery life after a ~12 mile ride we did in just a few hours. On smoother terrain they last much longer, but on some trails they don't work out as well. And riding the bike without battery assist is not super fun since it weighs something like 52 lbs.
I also don't like that it's dividing the community, now I don't ride with my friend much and riding emtb vs regular mtb isn't fully compatible. They plan on only riding where they are allowed and don't want to wait for regular mtbs on the uphills.
I plan on riding my non-e-mtb as long as I can and hope we get that alien battery tech before I need an e-mtb.
Few days before yesterday I was reading that Tesla batteries will eventually last one million miles. They can be recharged 4,000 times and with a lost of only 10%.
You can Google it or I think I can locate the link from my history book ...
Also another short mentioned solar panels on top of cars to extend mileage.
That too you can Google or a link from my book if requested.
Speaking of mileage Tesla I believe is @ the top fight now, with something like 375 miles in one charge? Try to do that with a truck that does 10 miles to the gallon of gas, or a small sportscar with a small tank of gas (nitro and high performance acceleration).
One million miles, that's right. In my regular gas cars and trucks the battery needs replacement after five years.
Charging stations are being built more and more across the nation...North America, Canadian territories included. You can travel from one ocean to another without worrying about charging stations.
And, Amazon HD radio listening while driving your brand new EV.
Better for audiophiles without noise and distortion. ...Tubes not included and power cords absolutely quiet for high fidelity audio.
It's like being home on the road ... plus the mountains look sharper, more on focus, without smog around surrounding them. You can even open the windows and sunroof to breathe cleaner air for your lungs and brains.
Less wars in the world too; that's a big advantage right there to make some business leaders poop all over inside their underwear.
The future is brighter, much brighter with EV and MicroLED TV.
Want some links, tons of them from my EV history book (Internet data search and delivery), ...anytime. Just ask ...
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But you don't need to ...
• https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/tesla-million-mile-battery?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2
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From another article ...
"The energy density of a lithium ion battery is one of the most important qualities in consumer electric cars like Tesla’s Model 3. Customers want to be able to drive long distances on a single charge. Tesla’s newer cars can get up to 370 miles per charge, which is well beyond the range of electric vehicles from other companies. In fact, based on the average American commute, scientist/physicist Jeff Dahn estimates that most EV owners use only about a quarter of a charge per day. But to make a fleet of robotaxis or an empire of long-haul electric trucks, Tesla will need a battery that can handle full discharge cycles every day."
But you are aware that you can switch the degree of support in 4 different levels from very little support (to just compensate the more weight) to full blast crazy support but then the battery empties pretty fast.
I trust eco mode is called pedaling in the real world
They are really cool bikes, for sure, and one big plus is they can compensate for being disabled... or simply out-of-shape!
Inexpensive, environmentally friendly and energy-dense energy storage solutions would completely change the world and the balance of technology... EVs would clearly be the best choice for cars, for electricity wind and solar have enough energy return on energy invested to make sense in areas that are sunny or windy already, but connecting them to the grid and energy storage is the issue that makes it impractical to implement for a majority percentage of our power use. We have some good solutions, but not everywhere. In some places water can be pumped up in elevation then dropped through hydroelectric turbines. In other places air can be pumped into massive underground voids at ridiculous pressure and released to turn turbines. Both solutions are incomplete and don't cover use for transportation. What we need is simply a miracle battery, a Mr Fusion type device... it seems like a pipe dream now, but in the future such tech will surely exist. The problem is we need it now, maybe aliens will drop down and give us a hand?
Even when EV's are charged using fossil fuel power generation, they are a win. Because they get such good mileage, total US emissions would be reduced by about 4.3%. This is literally the same level of emissions we currently have from home heating using fossil fuels.
Wrong, sorry. EVs charged with fossil fuels gets you the worst of both.
Prove it. I have done the research and I have the numbers. What do you have?
Prove it. I have done the research and I have the numbers. What do you have?