Comment by 11thEarlOfMar

4 years ago

Regenerative braking may be able to help, yes?

https://radpowerbikes.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/36004517...

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boxcardavin  4 years ago

Regen will usually only gain you 3-5% total range, most of the power from biking is dissipated as heat through aero drag, even if you're biking up and down hills. Source – my company exclusively does ebike research and development.

lima  4 years ago

The tech for that isn't there yet. Direct drive motors are impractical (can't disengage, heavy).