How do you draw down a battery for long storage?

[Wetstuff]

I bought a Lectric XP Lite 2... but as a cripple I really needed a Trike. (now w/500+mi) The XP-L is beautiful, so I am reluctant to get rid of it... But the battery is charged to like 99%. How do I draw it down to 50, 60, 70%? I can lean it over the kickstand and throttle, but don't have the patience to stand there for Xhrs?! Any suggestions...Thanks Jim/Maryland

 

[Roamers]

I bought a Lectric XP Lite 2... but as a cripple I really needed a Trike. (now w/500+mi) The XP-L is beautiful, so I am reluctant to get rid of it... But the battery is charged to like 99%. How do I draw it down to 50, 60, 70%? I can lean it over the kickstand and throttle, but don't have the patience to stand there for Xhrs?! Any suggestions...Thanks Jim/Maryland

Don't overthink it; we leave ours at whatever state of charge it's at and check periodically to make sure they don't over discharge. Surprisingly little self discharge over a year.

 

[Wetstuff]

T'anks Roamers... I thought a bit later. Even tho I dare not risk riding it (today..) maybe I could have someone else ...NAAAAW! ..ain't gonna happen. Cheers. Jim

 

[EMGX]

Unfortunately I've left lithium batteries fully charged for months unused. Lately I've discharged them like you mention using a buck step down converter (17-65V to 12V) to power a 12v appliance - in my case a small cooler that I use on road trips that I power with ebike battery when car isn't running. This wouldn't work with proprietary ebike batteries that require a signal from the controller to release full amperage (like my Yamaha mid drive).