winkinatcha
10 kW
Dude, there is no doom, only hope
Something to consider, a light geared hub motor running arround 750w max, in a vintage (1970s/1980s) style rode bike...
I've been playing around with builds like that for a couple of months now, and am personally able to get a conservative 50km with a 48v 10ah pack. (4*6s5ah LiPo), it's all road or cycleway work which helps when using a lighter motor... Oh and I am also running a 10 amp controller, so as one of my mate's says.. it sips from the batterry rather than gargling the juice down
On that bike I average around 27km/h, top speed around 32 without peddling on the flat in positive conditions, top speed clocked on the vehicle is 45 km/h but that was a descent ... Personally I am most comfortable to be peddling around 30 km/hr, using a pedal sensor rather than hand throttle and just grind the Km's down... only it's not really grinding... I pedal but I am not the fittest, nor the strongest
Though I use and endorse LiPo (when you read up and know what you are doing), at that low wattage/power output, other batterry chemistries even at a 20 ah capacity become a reasonable solution and can still fit as an inframe or rack mounted battery, or both with out too much handling and weight compromise... for a long range (100km+) machine.
C'mon Dude... it's for Love
Joe
Something to consider, a light geared hub motor running arround 750w max, in a vintage (1970s/1980s) style rode bike...
I've been playing around with builds like that for a couple of months now, and am personally able to get a conservative 50km with a 48v 10ah pack. (4*6s5ah LiPo), it's all road or cycleway work which helps when using a lighter motor... Oh and I am also running a 10 amp controller, so as one of my mate's says.. it sips from the batterry rather than gargling the juice down
On that bike I average around 27km/h, top speed around 32 without peddling on the flat in positive conditions, top speed clocked on the vehicle is 45 km/h but that was a descent ... Personally I am most comfortable to be peddling around 30 km/hr, using a pedal sensor rather than hand throttle and just grind the Km's down... only it's not really grinding... I pedal but I am not the fittest, nor the strongest
Though I use and endorse LiPo (when you read up and know what you are doing), at that low wattage/power output, other batterry chemistries even at a 20 ah capacity become a reasonable solution and can still fit as an inframe or rack mounted battery, or both with out too much handling and weight compromise... for a long range (100km+) machine.
C'mon Dude... it's for Love
Joe