Winter eBike Battery Storage

[Dsherm112]

I just put my Trek Verve +2 in winter storage. How do I handle the battery. Do I put it on charge for the winter or leave it off?

 

[roadhog53]

check out this link.

Like good wine – how to store your ebike battery | E-MOUNTAINBIKE Magazine

They say that sleep is the cousin of death and that holds true for eMTB batteries too. Ill-considered storage can kill this vital and expensive component, so it pays to know the facts! Together with the boffins at Bosch, Shimano and BMZ, we dispel the myths and show you how to safeguard your...

ebike-mtb.com

 

[Frogslayer]

That article is funny, and liberal as hell. "Costing you and the environment extra wasted electricity" LMAO, like they slow down the nuclear reactor when i unplug my ebike charger.

 

[Anton]

This is from a Bosch manual:

Storage during winter – Store batteries in a dry location at temperatures between 32° F (0° C) and 68° F (20° C).

More ebike battery tips here:

https://ebikesforum.com/threads/wha...-an-ebike-battery-for-longevity.914/post-7798

 

[Calsun]

Usually for storing for periods of 3 months or less the battery can be fully charged and left. For longer periods the usual recommendation is to take the state of charge down to 50% SOC with the battery. But there are at least three different types of "lithium" batteries being used on e-bikes. There are lithium-ion, lithium cobalt manganese, and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum. There are also lithium iron phosphate that tend to be much higher capacity batteries although far less expensive than what the bike manufacturers are selling theirs for to customers.

A top quality lithium iron phosphate 20 Ah battery sells for less than $200 whereas a Rad Power 14 Ah battery sells for more than $500.

 

[Frogslayer]

Usually for storing for periods of 3 months or less the battery can be fully charged and left. For longer periods the usual recommendation is to take the state of charge down to 50% SOC with the battery. But there are at least three different types of "lithium" batteries being used on e-bikes. There are lithium-ion, lithium cobalt manganese, and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum. There are also lithium iron phosphate that tend to be much higher capacity batteries although far less expensive than what the bike manufacturers are selling theirs for to customers.

A top quality lithium iron phosphate 20 Ah battery sells for less than $200 whereas a Rad Power 14 Ah battery sells for more than $500.

Please please link to these top quality iron phosphate 20ah batteries.

 

[Calsun]

Amazon product
16 Ah for $116 shows how much profit margin there is when ebike manufacturers put LG or Panasonic batteries into their container and sell a 14 Ah battery pack for $500 or more.