New Bosch motors + better battery integration

[Croxden]

Isn't the Bosch battery protected from being fully discharged or charged?

 

[GLJoe]

Isn't the Bosch battery protected from being fully discharged or charged?

Yes, but if you could also somehow ensure you never went below 20% capacity, and didn't charge past 80%, you could choose to then have significantly increased life.

 

[asc99c]

Got there before me GLJoe, was writing exactly that


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[Will Tinker]

Looks interesting. I like the battery integration, and the fact that it is a much smaller motor. Might have to think about picking up a 2018 bike.

Hopefully reliability won't be affected.

 

[Trevormonty]

I think this lightweight motor could be ideal for folk of average fitness.

I find my lowish powered, nine year old Kalkoff, powerful enough and haven't been tempted to upgrade yet as the latest bikes are no lighter or better specced.

For my ideal bike, I'd like a nice lightweight hybrid aluminium or carbon frame with rack and mudguard mounts (almost impossible to find on carbon frames) and room for Big Apple tyres for a comfortable ride.

Boardman produce a hybrid weighing under 10kgs so a similar electric bike, with this motor and battery fitted, would be only 17kg complete with mudguards, rack and stand.

For flat and moderate hills 40nm is more than enough for most riders. Which is lot of europe especially likes of Denmark, Netherlands, parts of Germany where Bosch has huge market share.

For steeper country and less fit riders they still have Performance and CX.