Many here, including myself, are hoping new and safer chemistry will soon be incorporated into ebike batteries. More design standards need to be adopted with less proprietary technology would also be a plus.
Unfortunately, all too many bike makers are going out of business, taking their proprietary battery designs with them. The only alternatives at this point are battery rebuilds or bike modification to use a different battery design.
You need some DIY skills or know someone who has them to make the mods. There are places out there that rebuild batteries but they come and go. The quality and safety of a rebuilt battery is also somewhat questionable.
Adopting UL standards is a step in the right direction but will be difficult to enforce with so many overseas imports.
I wish the future looked brighter, but at my age, I don't hold out much hope.
