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Gouach Infinite Battery Is a Safer, Sustainable & Repairable Universal eBike Power Source (bikerumor.com)

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Gouach Infinite Battery Is a Safer, Sustainable & Repairable Universal eBike Power Source

They left out the most important part: it's not even available.

I love the idea, but bike manufacturers are going with integrated batteries, and unless they partner with many companies who have no plans to move away from external/removable battery packs, then i can't see this having a bright future.

They need to licence this out to e-bike converts companies ASAP, because that will at least give them a mutual benefit... Before analog bikes disappear.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

IDK that analog bikes will ever disappear, I have an ebike, boards, and a car, but my preferred method of travel is a simple 3x7 hardtail MTB

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 18 hours ago

DK that analog bikes will ever disappear

Not in the literal sense, at least not right now. But demand for regular bikes is dropping in developed countries, while e-bike demand has exploded (no pun intended!). Manufacturers will follow the money.

Developing countries will still rely on regular bikes, but I don't think that's the market for these battery packs or e-bike conversion kits. I could be wrong about that, though.

I wish all e-bikes came with a battery like that. We need the most sustainable future possible, either because we were forced into it or because we choose that path, but it needs to happen. Repairable, long-lasting e-bikes are a path forward, and I think governments should incentivize manufacturers to include this tech in their products.

My 90s MTB is still my "SUV", and I'll always have a sweet spot for these older bikes, because of their repairability and long-term durability. But I can't see the majority of riders using regular bikes 20 years from now.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 6 points 19 hours ago

It's a good idea. Shame no major manufacturer will adopt it and lose money selling their own proprietary packs.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 15 hours ago

These are all great adjectives. It also looks eminently stealable. They'll need some sort of standardized locking integration, like a battery version of a Kensington security slot, for it to be a good general standard.