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Grid energy storage and home energy storage batteries are usually lithium iron phosphate, which have much better lifetime characteristics than other lithium battery chemistries. 3000-10000 cycles is a pretty common rated lifespan. They have a lower energy density, but that doesn't really...

Theres a wack-a-mole effect with regulation. When something becomes a perceived problem among the public, it becomes politically expedient to be seen to be doing something about it. Ebikes have absolutely become a perceived problem. Granted, its mostly an emoto-pretending-to-be-an-ebike...

Ray at dcrainmaker had an article on that. Hes been attending for many years. I think its how all the large trade shows have been going, especially for the larger companies. The value has diminished in the internet age, there are lots of ways to get news out there and build demand for new...

Hah, yeah, I skimmed around but spotted that. Apparently I missed that they had a prototype at sea otter (https://bikerumor.com/2026-sea-otter-classic-sneak-peek-aventons-new-egravel-prototype-sports-new-lighter-motor/) but not much info out there. Says early 2027 release. Supposedly the...

Thanks for posting, Ras! That Aventon gravel bike is interesting. Between the Current and that it seems like they are pushing hard into the more premium traditional cycling market. Cool to see a DTC ebike brand making those moves.

Nobody has long term experience with Avinox/Amflow since they are so new, but I haven't seen any widespread issues reported. Especially with the motor system itself. Guess we will see. We don't have many Avinox people on this forum since its primarily an emtb system, but there are tons of...

Yeah, Shimano hasn't been keeping up. Zero issues with my now 7 year old M8000 emtb though. Keeps ticking along. Shimanos big advantage is they are a huge oem for tons of components so have relationships with lots of bike companies. On the emtb forums I see a lot of positive experiences and...

To be blunt, Shimano and Sram have it coming... The price of mid-high range groupsets have skyrocketed over the past 15 years. They are absolutely primed to have someone come in and eat their lunch.

I wouldnt mind a ~80nm of torque motor as light as they can make it, but the M2 motors aren't that much heavier than lightweight motors from Spec, TQ, etc. Like, the TQ motor Trek uses is just under 2kg, Specs SL 1.2 is about that as well. The Avinox M2 motors are 2.6kg. Its not nothing, but...

I keep selfishly hoping someone will release a drop bar gravel bike with the Avinox (that I can buy in the US) just because I need to replace my Revolt at some point and don't want a superlight low power bike with a tiny battery. I don't need the power, but some company riding the hype train...

The sequential 4-port charging hub they list is a really smart idea for touring as well. Anyone doing long distances would probably want multiple batteries/extenders, and that lets them carry a single charger they can plug them all into and have them all charge while they do other stuff.

200kg is a pretty high weight limit, so they have a lot of confidence in their design. If you read the website, they say its total system weight. "Includes the weight of the bike, rider, and the loads on the front rack (max 20kg) and rear rack (max 27kg)." There are definitely commercial...

Has anyone mentioned the anticipated price on that TL? Seems like a similar idea to the high end R&M trekking bikes (high end build, FS, relaxed riding position, full power motor, lots of battery). I have to imagine they will be undercutting most of the companies in that space. Could just be...

Thats been bouncing around for a while now I think. The main issue is that the remaining reactor is a really old design and not particularly profitable to operate. I suppose data centers don't really care how expensive their power is. Hah, the partial meltdown happened in the 70s and the...

I mean, Chernobyl was a bad design subjected to a very poorly planned test (typical for soviet engineering of that era). Even the 70s era US reactors wouldn't fail in that way. The 3 Mile Island partial meltdown is main one for the US and even that had a pretty limited radiation release and...