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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Experience with riding an electric bike/motorbike in Thailand?
Dear readers,
In the Netherlands I ride an electric bicycle. Would like that in Thailand too. I hear the batteries don't take the heat very well.
Does anyone have experience riding an electric bicycle/motorbike in Thailand? battery life etc.?
Regards,
Freek
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Freek, I have no experience with an electric bicycle, but I do have experience with a mobility scooter (also battery powered)
Normally I do in NL with the 2 batteries that are in the scooter about 5 years.
I have not yet succeeded in doing this in Thailand, where in my experience the battery lasts a lot shorter than in the Netherlands, namely 2 years max. Whether this has to do with the heat/heat, not sufficient cooling or else with the materials used for I don't know about those batteries. In the Netherlands I can go 45 to 50 km with my batteries before they are really empty and I have to charge. In Thailand I can't get further than 20 to 25 km with my Dutch batteries and then the batteries are really empty.
I don't know if the type of battery for your bike is for sale in Thailand, the gel batteries for my mobility scooter are after a long search, and the price of those batteries is about half what I pay in NL.
In the Netherlands I pay about €500 for 2 gel batteries. In Thailand I was ready for €220, but as mentioned, it runs out much sooner and after 2 years I was allowed to get new ones again.
You usually find lipo batteries in an electric bicycle. They function differently than a gel battery or a so-called wet battery. A lipo battery for a bicycle is made up of several separate cells of 3.7 volts. These are both in parallel and in series. A lipo battery is charged with a constant voltage (maximum 4.2 volts per cell). They function less well at low temperatures (55 degrees). Knowing that temperatures in Thailand are often above 30 degrees, you have to take this into account when using it. The quality of the lipocell used ultimately determines its lifespan. It is best to use a package made up of cells from a reputable brand, such as Panasonic or Samsung.
The life of a battery depends entirely on the type of battery.
Gel batteries, also called Sealed Lead Acid batteries, are available with a maximum lifespan of 5 years, but in practice this does not correspond to the actual lifespan.
The quality of the battery charger and the use of the battery (how often and how deeply the battery is discharged) also determine the lifespan.
However, the ambient temperature has the greatest influence on the life of this type of battery.
The ideal temperature for gel batteries is 23 degrees Celsius. At an ambient temperature that is 10 degrees higher, such as the daytime temperature in Thailand (33 degrees), the lifespan is reduced by 50%.
A better option for Thailand are Lithium Ion batteries, which are less sensitive to temperature than gel batteries, but the price is much higher.