A few years ago I bought a used longtail cargo e-bike. Its a 2016 model with a Bosch mid-drive. That drive is now obsolete, maybe by a couple years as they changed the motor mount design. It's still useable, but a new battery is like $800 which I find ludicrous.
E-bikes seem like throw aways and in the worst possible way, environmentally. Maybe someone will offer retrofits but it doesn't seem too likely. I know you can technical repair the motor. But, its strange people are spending so much money on them and not pushing against what seems like planned obsolescence.
Aug. 25, 2022, 8 p.m. - Bikes
A few years ago I bought a used longtail cargo e-bike. Its a 2016 model with a Bosch mid-drive. That drive is now obsolete, maybe by a couple years as they changed the motor mount design. It's still useable, but a new battery is like $800 which I find ludicrous. E-bikes seem like throw aways and in the worst possible way, environmentally. Maybe someone will offer retrofits but it doesn't seem too likely. I know you can technical repair the motor. But, its strange people are spending so much money on them and not pushing against what seems like planned obsolescence.