Very, very happy with my Haibike, I'm hoping the battery will last 4 to 5 years, although my last electric bike (a cheapish one with I suspect a cheap battery lasted 3 years).
I have noticed that Panasonic/Tesla are very close to getting lithium batteries prices down to $100 a kwh. So my .4 kwh bike battery about $40 plus case and electronics ... let's be reasonable and say $100 (£82). And the cost of my bike battery is ...... £600 pounds. I know I have not allowed for warranty costs, importer markup, shop markup etc etc. I wouldn't mind paying £250 but we really are getting screwed.
I have noticed that Panasonic/Tesla are very close to getting lithium batteries prices down to $100 a kwh. So my .4 kwh bike battery about $40 plus case and electronics ... let's be reasonable and say $100 (£82). And the cost of my bike battery is ...... £600 pounds. I know I have not allowed for warranty costs, importer markup, shop markup etc etc. I wouldn't mind paying £250 but we really are getting screwed.