Battery for Pace 500.3 won't work in 500.2 ??

[ecrawler]

Anybody out there own both the Aventon Pace 500.2 and Pace 500.3 ? Aventon informed me that the battery for the 500.3 won't work in a 500.2, and vice versa.

Is anyone able to confirm the accuracy of that statement? Unless there was a strong reason for them to change the battery design, it seems like it would have been much better for the consumer if they were compatible. (but maybe not as much $ for Aventon) Kind of unfortunate.

Reason I ask: New owner of a 500.2. Might take advantage of the $200 off deal on an extra battery. Aventon is informing me that the battery for the 500.2 is out of stock at the moment. Also, I figure parts for the new 500.3 will continue to be supported for a lot longer into the future than for the 500.2. Would be nice if the 500.3 battery would work in the 500.2 And for current 500.2 owners that are thinking of getting a 500.3, I'm sure you'd appreciate if the batteries were compatible.

Just thought of another question as well. In case Aventon does become poor about stocking batteries for the 500.2, has anyone identified a safe/reliable alternative brand battery designed to clone the Aventon battery?

 

[ecrawler]

Disregard. I confirmed that the batteries are indeed different between the 500.2 and 500.3. Bummer. I'd still be interested if anybody is aware of a safe 3rd party alternative to Aventon batteries for the 500.2.