Thread: Running costs electric vehicle (battery replacement)
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Old 09-07-2015, 12:04 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Spaghetti Man View Post
... What percentage more power should I have to prevent full discharge?...
The deeper you discharge the fewer cycles you'll get. I designed my ebike to never have to discharge more than about 50% of charge. So, doing what I did, you would double your planned capacity... 60 batteries and 2.6 kg.
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