Electric Bike share system in Milan

[shemozzle999]

Introduced earlier this year 1000 electric bikes:

http://www.clearchannel.it/it/media-press/news-release.aspx?id=12570

 

[flecc]

Interesting that the bikes have lithium batteries which they report are good for just 300 charges!
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[anotherkiwi]

I think, seeing that it is Clear Channel, it is called "profit gouging" they will be charging (oooh a pun!) for new batteries before the original ones die. Question: will they be landfill er recycled or put into the second hand market for more lovely profit?

 

[flecc]

I think it's just realism with the basic spec batteries they are probably using. They often only perform well for about 300 charges before starting to die under load on steep hills and cutting out. They aren't going to be treated well after all, casual cycling users will slog the motors on hills and not pedal much if they don't need to. So to avoid the aggro of complaints, replacing them at 300 charges makes sense.

Landfill no doubt there's still no good lithium recycling facility apart from a German small scale effort that can only recover 50%.
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[EddieH]

Link is not working any more.

 

[shemozzle999]

Sorry link above dead - Check out Service Info for more details:

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=bikemi

direct links to some detail pages:

https://www.bikemi.com/en/service-info/info/whats-bikemi.aspx

https://www.bikemi.com/en/service-info/info/how-it-works.aspx

https://www.bikemi.com/en/service-info/info/the-electric-bicycle.aspx

https://www.bikemi.com/en/service-info/subscriptions/tariffs.aspx