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Re:What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about EV battery... by newsclues on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:12AM (#24316229)
EV bikes with solar panels offer something gas cannot.
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Re:What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about EV battery... by magicalhippo on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:24AM (#24316308)
That's only viable if you ride your bike very little or very seldom.

My buddy has a Zero S[1], which has a battery pack of about 6kWh nominal. Using a portable 120W solar panel and a total efficiency of 50%, that's 100 hours of sunlight to recharge the battery.

And that 120W panel is pretty darn big to lug around.

[1]: https://www.zeromotorcycles.com/model/zero-s

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Re:What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about EV battery... by nicbou on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:19AM (#24316279)
What exactly? Solar panels can barely charge my phone. How is it supposed to charge a 15 kWh battery before I starve in the middle of nowhere?

Even with a power socket, it takes 5-9 hours to charge an electric bike.

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Re:What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about EV battery... by taneq on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:25AM (#24316318)
Excessive wind resistance?
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Re:What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about EV battery... by drran on Saturday August 29, 2020 @11:27AM (#24316741)
But they look awkward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HbAEPdrvAI
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