A Chinese company has I think it's nearly 200 and counting stations to remove and replace batteries for their brand of cars.Â
I wouldn't mind an electric bike but the range on them so far whether or not you can swap out a battery is just too short. A ride over North Yorkshire for me would mean either taking it fairly easy or running out of juice. I guess if the battery units are small enough in future you could carry a spare? or a "limp home" battery.
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I terms of making a hybrid you could have a switch to call on power when you need it? Replace the front brake calliper with a small generator which could be spun up somehow by pressing against the disk. That would give you the choice of re-filling the battery by braking with the front or just using rear brake, or both. The hybrid battery could be carried in a rear box/top box. Just a thought.
I wouldn't mind an electric bike but the range on them so far whether or not you can swap out a battery is just too short. A ride over North Yorkshire for me would mean either taking it fairly easy or running out of juice. I guess if the battery units are small enough in future you could carry a spare? or a "limp home" battery.
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I terms of making a hybrid you could have a switch to call on power when you need it? Replace the front brake calliper with a small generator which could be spun up somehow by pressing against the disk. That would give you the choice of re-filling the battery by braking with the front or just using rear brake, or both. The hybrid battery could be carried in a rear box/top box. Just a thought.