800Wh battery available in Canada now...

bbrebis said:
It puzzles me that Giant do not offer that new battery on their compatible e-bikes from factory... That would make selling those products easier.
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It's in the limited and probably will be in future models as it becomes more readily available. It's higher spec just like other components such as cassettes you don't see the higher spec cassettes available on all the models, do you? Hopefully it will be an option in the near future!
 
bbrebis said:
I need long range. 500Wh is not enough for my need. 625Wh I'm not sure.
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I think I'd hold out for the 800 but the 625 does make a useable difference. Having 2 batteries to swap in and out makes good cents but, is a bit 💲💲
 
Giant themselves give the list of compatible bikes with the 800Wh battery. Why not offer those models with the choice for the customer?
 
bbrebis said:
Giant themselves give the list of compatible bikes with the 800Wh battery. Why not offer those models with the choice for the customer?
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If you ask the right person and if it's available, they might be able to order it with the larger battery without charging the full price on top of the price with the smaller battery or the dealer could give discount to take a little bit of the sting out of ordering the additional battery. I think that Giant may very well offer it as an option in the future remember it's fairly new at this point.
 
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It's great for the Pev business that there customers willing to buy this packs and raising no questions regarding the pricing/wh. Ty folks.
 
DaveMatthews said:
Buzzkilldownerbummer... cheers
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I agree, the prixe is right . Let's round it up to 2000$/800wh.

One top EV battery pack of 81 kwh has 4680 of 18650 cells @3.7v, 15 amps discharge, 4500mahs and it costs 9-10k.

U do themath.

Letmehelpuoutboomer:
It comes out to 123.45679$/KWH

Did we got punked by the Ebike conglomerate industry ?

Will u still click buy on that Giant 800wh pack for only 2000$ ??

Rmbr. i rounded up the price for ur safety and a flawless transaction.
 

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Ebiker01 said:
I agree, the prixe is right . Let's round it up to 2000$/800wh.

One top EV battery pack of 81 kwh has 4680 of 18650 cells @3.7v, 15 amps discharge, 4500mahs and it costs 9-10k.

U do themath.

Letmehelpuoutboomer:
It comes out to 123.45679$/KWH

Did we got punked by the Ebike conglomerate industry ?

Will u still click buy on that Giant 800wh pack for only 2000$ ??

Rmbr. i rounded up the price for ur safety and a flawless transaction.
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Let it go.
 
Nomad said:
As one would expect definite range increase. It doesn't even weigh that much more. Rode it all the way to work and back and didn't even drop one bar. Normally I drop one bar about 1/4 the way back. Next year I'm hoping to climb MT Washington on it.
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Nice!
One day when I feel better and the weather doesn't suck I want to see how far it'll take me!
 
Captain Slow said:
It would be pretty awesome if Giant allowed a purchaser to choose an option of battery size when they buy the bike initially. Norco does that with their e-MTBs, you have a choice of one of three battery sizes. The price is adjusted accordingly, but at least you don’t have to take the stock one and buy a second one if you want more capacity.

I’d love a Thrive with the 800 wh battery for my wife. We like to ride together, but I wish she could go faster so I’d love to get an ebike for her. She’s a bit reluctant, but hopefully she will come around. With 800 wh she could obviously go further and faster and that just opens up more options for us.
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I just got a Thrive ! I quite love it and am pleased with the range so far with the 500 Wh.
Maybe it is good enough ?
[The Thrive also can accommodate a range extender, (I assume you wouldn’t want to fuss with that - just get an 800 from the get go right ?!)]
It’s been windy and cold (0C) here. I did 40 km with (536 metres elevation according to Strava) in mainly Eco mode @ high cadence and then 25 km (382 elecation) in the smart sensing mode which used more battery. Those two rides used about 80% of the battery. I suppose my weight matters too. I’m 65 kg. My friends tell me their range in these winter conditions is about 30% less than normal. So I’m thinking normally that 65 km would be 93 km, with twenty percent battery to spare.
Would that be enough ?
In winter I’m fine with just being out a couple of hours ! Brr.
The charger for the Thrive is good too - theres a button to press if you want charging to stop at 60%. It goes from zero to 80% in 2 hours.
If you want me to do any range testing that would replicate the rides you do together I’d love to ! I found these forums very helpful and would love to contribute !
 
RandallS said:
Anecdotal, non-scientific comment:
I am of the opinion that I do see a difference on my longer rides with the 625 on my new bike.
My remaining charge levels are such that I am charging less often. With the 500 - I rarely left the house without a full charge.

Both bikes (Giant Fathom HT and Liv Intrigue FS) are running similar tires and were ridden on similar routes and have the same motors.
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Good point…fewer charge cycles…
 
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