Acabei de ver essa bicicleta elétrica na frente da loja de mountain bikes Avancini em Itaipava. Segundo um dos vendedores da Avancini, o dono está tendo problemas com a bateria, que está performando muito mal, e infelizmente não está conseguindo encontrar um modelo de bateria que encaixe no quadro. Possívelmente esse possa ser um problema de muitas bicicletas elétricas, ao contrário de gasolina, o usuário fica preso ao tipo de bateria usado pelo fabricante da bicicleta. No caso de uma bicicleta elétrica fabricada na china, é difícil prever se o tipo de bateria estará sempre disponível.

 Ideia para o design da e.Moped:

Possibilidade de encaixe de baterias de diferentes fabricantes, requer um tipo de encaixe removível talvez...faz sentido?

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Link to file on the open database

Link to file on the open database

Looking at iniciatives like Betterplace, one might imagine that it makes sense to already plan how open source electric motorcycles like our e.Moped will fit existing city infrastructures. I am not sure if we will ever come close to a standard for all electric motorcycles but it is quite good to already start a discussion around this subject. It might be that a we will have to have a hybrid version before all houses get an own dedicated "vehicle charging outlet". 

The sketch above tries to exemplify such hybrid solution where our e.Moped gets two batteries, BAT 01 (see picture) provided by the electric charging grid provider, with a special socket that fit charging stations around the city (ex: Betterplace) and BAT 02,  just like any other battery today, that you can detach a take to your office for example, and charge on any power outlet. That way, you could be more flexible and get around possible situations where you don't see any charging station near you.

Image that by having such hybrid solutions, users could benefit also from battery switch station for electric motorcycles. Check this video of a prototype from Betterplace's battery switch station for cars.

Should we take that as a design requirement? How would two batteries of different management systems work together? should we think about developing guidelines for charging stations so cities could have access to this technology? Are there already examples of charging stations for motorcycles out there?

Link to idea at the Database