Is it possible to run a 48v 500w mid motor and a 36v 250w rear hub motor on the same bike?

dollyball

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I just bought a Bafang 48v 500w BBS02B mid motor conversion kit and want to mount it on an old 36v 250W rear hub motor ebike. Does anyone know if I can keep the old 36v 250W rear hub motor and and run it together with the new mid motor on the same bike? I would be very grateful if anyone could enlighten me about it.:D
 
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You need both batteries, 48V will smoke 36V motor. It will be a rocket, Disc breaks on it?
Heavy to lift up
 
Couple of installation things.

A pedal assisted BBS02, unless you reprogram its settings, will run much faster in all pedal assist levels than a small 36V hubmotor, so the hubmotor will probably not keep up and its effort will just be wasted power. So some tuning work needed to make it rideable in pedal assist.

Also some install work. The BBS02 has an internal PAS sensor. If you are currently running pedal assist on the hubmotor, you'll have to mount its sensor on the BBS02 bracket if you want to keep it, That will probably need some home made brackets.

If you plan to use a throttle on both motors, unless you've got some electrical design expertise, a shared throttle is some work. Most people opt for dual throttles. You can get used to it.

You don't necessarily need a 36V and a 48V battery, if the 36V kit can run on 48V, but you will need a big one to deliver 30-35A. Probably cheaper to run two batteries.

When you're all done, I don't know what you really gain. AT least if you had a front drive hub motor, there could be some traction gains. If looking for top speed, I think the gains are minimal as the BBS02 can spin the wheel faster than a small geared hubmotor.
 
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You'll probably destroy the drive train. No easy way to sync up hub motor and mid drive.
 
Nah, for all the reasons above. 2 wheel drive with hub motors is a riot. Pretty easy.
 
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