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Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by algo_trader on Monday November 02, 2020 @07:15AM (#24967270)
How long do your batteries lasts which such a workload?

I have a short 15 minute 3-km ebike daily commute. But after 1 year the battery is obviously weaker. And i never made it past 2 years before a battery swap. I charge daily.

(I still kept my smallish car, which i now use much less)

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Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by Faaak on Monday November 02, 2020 @08:07AM (#24967743)
My ebike has a 814Wh battery. It'll easily do to and from work twice. I've already done 7000km with it and no noticeable difference (<10% ?). But it's true that the battery degrades. I don't really "mind" in the sense that I treat it as a consumable and not a forever item.
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Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @04:43AM (#24978038)
That seems particularly poor. I'm still doing regular 30 mile rides with plenty of reserve after 6,000 miles on my original 500 wH battery.
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