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Hello Oscar.

It all depends what batteries you're going to put in. But, in general the lower you cycle the batteries, the less cycles you get out of them. Lead acid batteries (I assume you're buying lead) should always be stored at full charge, so after every trip they should be charged. A BMS is nice, but not always absolutely necessary. At the very least you do need a voltmeter though.
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