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OK guys; all is good; sort of. The battery has been rebuilt for a modest cost and I was lucky to find someone just a few km away that does that. The ghosting was caused by a broken spring in the rear hub. It is a shimano internal hub with brake drum. Shimano do not make the springs anymore and...

Thank you all for the valuable info. Managed to get the rear wheel off and did what I could with a light oil for modest improvement. Didn't have the tool to take it fully apart so dropped the wheel off to the bike shop for a final service. Now to find a replacement battery. But first will talk...

I missed the humor so forgive me. Nevertheless you put me on the right track re a sticky freewheel and I did find videos on the repairs, so many thanks to you. John

Hi to you all from the land of Oz. I turned to this site with the hopes of solving a ghosting problem. But I find that what you call ghosting does not relate to the problem my wife's fold up Velectrix has. Her bike is getting on in years. The problem is that when wheeled forward the pedals turn...