Absolutely agree, especially for a bike. I would guess the vast majority of ebike owners would not suddenly start going on all day adventures just because their batteries could sustain double the use. I’ve driven ebikes for about a decade, occasionally for fun, but mostly for commute and errands. Those are fixed distances and I don’t have much reason to travel a lot further by bike. In fact, I don’t think any of my usual bike trips have been limited by the capacity of my battery. Much moreso the amount of time I’d be comfortable riding or because I’d need to bring or pick up something or someone that wouldn’t conveniently fit on my bike. Plus, peddling and just bringing along the small, standard outlet battery charger are both very simple solutions to running out of power. Range anxiety seems like it would largely be a non-issue for ebike owners, but I’m curious if anyone here thinks otherwise.
Range anxiety seems like it would largely be a non-issue for ebike owners
I’m poised to agree, since if I feel like I’m short on range, I can substantially improve the situation by running slower or lowering the power-assist level. And worse case, when the battery runs out, I still have a mechanically intact (albeit heavy) conventional bicycle.
Absolutely agree, especially for a bike. I would guess the vast majority of ebike owners would not suddenly start going on all day adventures just because their batteries could sustain double the use. I’ve driven ebikes for about a decade, occasionally for fun, but mostly for commute and errands. Those are fixed distances and I don’t have much reason to travel a lot further by bike. In fact, I don’t think any of my usual bike trips have been limited by the capacity of my battery. Much moreso the amount of time I’d be comfortable riding or because I’d need to bring or pick up something or someone that wouldn’t conveniently fit on my bike. Plus, peddling and just bringing along the small, standard outlet battery charger are both very simple solutions to running out of power. Range anxiety seems like it would largely be a non-issue for ebike owners, but I’m curious if anyone here thinks otherwise.
One additional accessory for away-from-home charging is to leverage EV charging stations, which are publicly mapped and often free. There are adapters that plug into the station, and then offer an IEC 320 c13 plug (aka PC plug), which a lot of ebike chargers can receive.
I’m poised to agree, since if I feel like I’m short on range, I can substantially improve the situation by running slower or lowering the power-assist level. And worse case, when the battery runs out, I still have a mechanically intact (albeit heavy) conventional bicycle.