E-bike tips - How many years does the electric bicycle battery last and how much does it cost to replace it

Referring only to high quality batteries (Bosch Shimano Brose Yamaha Fazua) the duration is similar for all, net of other factors (weight of the bicycle, of the cyclist, etc.).

A good ebike electric bicycle battery really lasts about 500 recharges, although there are models with a recharge capacity of up to 1000 times.

The reality of the facts is then very different, because in addition to recharging it is also necessary to consider the time and aging of the battery itself.

At this point, a good battery of the pedal assisted electric bicycle can last from 3 years to 5 years.

The battery of an inexpensive electric bicycle does not exceed two years of life.

This does not mean that the battery of an electric bicycle after 3 years is to be thrown away, but with a full recharge you will travel less and less km until it becomes unusable.

The cost of a good replacement battery for the electric bicycle varies from model to model.

The most common ones can be found even at 500 euros, but the most expensive ones arrive and exceed 1000 euros.

The price difference depends, in addition to the Wh, on the fact that the cheapest have standard dimensions, such as Bosch and Shimano, while the most expensive are those exclusive to a manufacturer and specific for a particular ebike model, to such an extent the price can also be much higher than the cost of e-bikes ...

Our advice is to buy e-bikes with standard batteries, easily available and today also replaceable with non-original, cheaper, but still compatible products.

Otherwise you risk having to throw away an ebike that is still good because the price of the battery to be replaced exceeds that of the new ebike ...

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