What Electric Bike Battery Should You Choose?

The electric bike battery is a very important part of the electric bicycle. So make sure you get the best battery for you.

So what is the best battery for you?

Opinions change from person to person, so we will give you a run through of a variety of the best batteries that you can choose from.

The NiMH Electric Bike Battery

The Giant Lafree used a Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery which seemed to work very well. Time has moved on however and this bike is no longer sold by Giant.

From experience, the NiMH electric bike battery was pretty good. NiMH batteries are light with a high energy density which are both very important for an electric bicycle. One problem is they can lose performance in cold conditions.

The NiMH battery is regularly used and they are sold in most electric bike stores.

Is Memory Effort A Problem?

We have heard a number of people saying, "But they suffer from memory effect," as if it's a really big problem. But this is simply not true! Memory effect with an electric bike battery is totally overhyped. It causes next to no problem for e-bikes, so don't worry about this.

If you want a bike with an NiMH battery, it is a good option. Just always check replacement prices.

Different Batteries You Should Take Interest In...

Before deciding you should always weigh your options. So here are more batteries that could be of more interest to you:

The popular li-ion electric bicycle battery.

The cheaper sla electric bicycle battery.

The fantastic the lifepo4 and the SCiB.

Before you buy an electric bicycle, make sure you know what battery you are buying.

More importantly, find out the price of a replacement battery before you buy.

You should consider sticking to a budget that you won't let yourself go over. This way you won't spend silly money on a battery you don't really need.

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Or find out about the Via Rapido electric bike that uses a lithium-ion battery, find it here.

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