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0 pointstobltobs8y ago0 comments

Recuperation alone would prolong the max. distance by max 5% or so. If you would have to recharge the battery while pedaling this wouldn't be a great experience. Together with the heavy weight of a ebike this wouldn't make any sense.

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dumbfounder8y ago· 1 in thread

Maybe it charges under braking only.

tobltobsOP8y ago

Recuperation for ebikes is more a marketing thing than something which will extend your ride.

txcwpalpha8y ago

You're right, I found this article [1] which actually mentions that the bike company sends out crews to pick up bikes with low battery and takes them back to their office to be recharged.

1: https://sf.streetsblog.org/2018/01/11/san-francisco-issues-p...

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