Electric bike battery: how to choose the right one?
Your original electric bike battery no longer works, but you don't know how to find an equivalent product that will work with your E-Bike? A number of factors need to come together for your new battery to be suitable for your electric bike. Follow the guide!
The technology used
Since the advent of the electric bicycle, 3 battery technologies have been used: lead, NIMh and lithium. How can you find out the technology of your battery? This information can be found on your charger and/or your battery.
If it says "Pb" or "Lead-Acid", your battery is a lead-acid battery. If it says "NiMH" or "NiCd", your battery is a nickel-metal hydride or nickel-cadmium battery. Finally, if it says "Li-on" or "Li-po", your battery is a lithium battery.
The voltage of your battery
An E-Bike battery can be of different voltages, the most common being 24 and 36 V (Volts). However, they can also be 28.8 or 48 V. It is essential that the voltage of your new battery is identical to that of your original battery.
Where can you find this information? As with technology, you can find this information on your charger or on your battery.
The inscription 24 or 29.4V indicates that the voltage of your battery is 24 Volts.
28.8 or 33.6V indicates that your battery's voltage is 28.8 Volts.
36 or 42V indicates that your battery voltage is 36 Volts.
48 or 54.6V indicates that your battery's voltage is 48 Volts.
Why does my charger say 29.4V for a 24-volt battery or 42V for a 36-volt battery? The voltage indicated on battery chargers corresponds to the voltage the battery should deliver when fully charged. It is therefore necessary for your charger to give your battery enough voltage to achieve this.
The format of your battery
There are two ways of ensuring that your new battery is a perfect match for your E-Bike:
You've managed to find a battery of the same brand as your electric bike: compatibility (once the technology and voltage have been checked) is 100% certain.
In the second case, you first need to check the dimensions and format of your original battery to make sure that everything matches your future battery. You should also check that the connections between your battery and your bike are the same, as well as the connections between your battery and your charger.
