• Lord Wiggle@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Wait, what? I drain my battery every day. I need more energy density, not less. I do use my bike for long trips, driving a car during rush hour sucks, parking fees are insanely high and parking spots are rare. I sold my car and do everything by electric bike. But after 2 hours of cycling at 32km/h I need to charge.

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      6 hours ago

      Also isn’t lead acid heavy as fuck for the energy stored? The difference there is more noticeable on a bike.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        4 hours ago

        It’s heavy and bursty. It’s really not great for sustained energy discharge, which is why it’s used as a starter and not for hybrid engines at runtime.

    • Gayhitler@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      I meant the ~300 mile ranges common in electric cars. That’s a long trip. Plus if the car rolls to a stop by the side of the road you just gotta have it towed or charge it up in the field somehow, electric bikes have pedals.

      It sucks to pedal a heavy ass ebike but you can do it in a pinch to get where you need to go.