A standard NiMh battery would not cut out in those conditions Manchego, they just slog on regardless, which is why I favour them for my hilly area
There's a minute performance drop, about half a mile an hour at most, and they are 9Ah instead of 10Ah, but still give almost the same total range, without cutting out under load. For example, with an NiMh in my Quando I sometimes do a 3/4 mile long climb towing my large trailer with a counter height fridge or freezer on the way to the council depot, and I don't even have to pedal much to help it. The Li-ion battery cuts out doing that run with hardly anything in the trailer, however hard I pedal.
Inconveniences are that about every ten charges or so they need to be run to fairly empty to stay in good condition, and you'd need a new charger as well as a new battery. Something worth considering though, especially when the time comes to replace the Li-ion.
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There's a minute performance drop, about half a mile an hour at most, and they are 9Ah instead of 10Ah, but still give almost the same total range, without cutting out under load. For example, with an NiMh in my Quando I sometimes do a 3/4 mile long climb towing my large trailer with a counter height fridge or freezer on the way to the council depot, and I don't even have to pedal much to help it. The Li-ion battery cuts out doing that run with hardly anything in the trailer, however hard I pedal.
Inconveniences are that about every ten charges or so they need to be run to fairly empty to stay in good condition, and you'd need a new charger as well as a new battery. Something worth considering though, especially when the time comes to replace the Li-ion.
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