G3CWI
Veteran
- Location
- Macclesfield
Although the Orbea literature that comes with the bike is silent on the matter, it seems that ebikemotion recommend not charging the battery to over 80% or discharging below 20% for maximum battery life. If charge percentage maps across linearly to range (unlikely), that gives a 40% range reduction. I will be using my bike to commute as well as for leisure rides so I propose to charge up to 80% (or so) on Sunday evening and then top up starting on Tuesday morning (perhaps an hour while I get ready for work). That shouild keep me above 20% all week. Time will tell.
Weekend rides are more problematic in that the 40% range reduction makes the bike not that useful so it will have to be a full charge or perhaps get the expensive range extender. However presumably that too will only really give 60% of its full charge...
Weekend rides are more problematic in that the 40% range reduction makes the bike not that useful so it will have to be a full charge or perhaps get the expensive range extender. However presumably that too will only really give 60% of its full charge...
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