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I recently returned for a 2-week business trip to Israel. What impressed me while there was the number of e-bikes. Tel Aviv is rather flat country (except for Jaffa, the old city) and bicycle transport is very popular. I would say about half of the bicycles that I saw being ridden there were...

What are the recommended ways of getting 12V from a 48V system? My bike has 4 x 12V 16Ahr SLA batteries wired in series on a 48V system. I would like to wire in a 12V outlet that will draw about 2A. I know that I could just connect to one of the 12V batteries for my 12V outlet, however that...

With gel type lead acid batteries, which is correct? 1. Charging = Exothermic Discharging = Endothermic 2. Charging = Exothermic Discharging = Neutral 3. Charging = Exothermic Discharging = Exothermic 3. Charging = Neutral Discharging = Neutral 4. Charging =...

I live on a relatively flat island with a circumference of about 26km (16 miles). A typical daily ride for me would be at most 20km (all sealed roads) with about 2km of 1% assent, 2km of 1% decent and the rest on the flat. Average speed would be about 15kph (9.4mph). Due to traffic congestion...

I am working on fitting an ebike kit to my MTB. The kit is based on a 48V 1000W non-geared rear wheel hub motor. The MTB has an aluminium alloy frame (including dropouts). During my research on this project, many articles recommended that the axel of the hub motor be fitted with a torque arm...

I was originally going to use this conversion kit to electrically power a Filipino style pedicab. After posting and getting advice from members here, I realised that I had a lot more to learn so decided to postpone the pedicab project and first convert my 26" MTB to an e-bike. The conversion...

Philippine laws are all national, however under certain laws, local governments can enact regulations (in accordance with national laws). Land transport regulations are enacted by the Philippines Land transport Office (the LTO - a national authority). Enforcement of LTO regulations is done by...

This is the first post of probably many more in this thread on my planned conversion. A Philippines pedicab consists of a heavy-duty 20" diameter wheel direct drive bicycle with an unsprung sidecar seating up to three passengers plus a bit of luggage. Fully loaded all-up mass is about 250kg...

I am a semi-retired Australian professional mechanical engineer now living the Philippines. Over the past few years I have spent some time in China where electric bike, trikes and small cars/vans are very popular. Ebikes and trikes are now also slowly starting to become popular here in the...