Why Are Ebikes SO Expensive?!
Why does this cost this but this cost this now that we’re seeing sub 1K electric bikes on the market you lot are rightly asking if you should be spending more are ebike companies basically trying to rip us off with more expensive bikes today I’m going to be uncovering
The truth about your ebike purchase but first if you haven’t already subscribed to the channel then I recommend you do because we have been working on some really sick ebik content for your eyes only so do it do it said do it this despite the general higher cost than an
Analog bike ebike ownership is officially on the rise by 2030 the market is projected to be worth over $120 billion globally with a predicted 77.3 million electric bikes out on the road now this is great news except for those of you in Amsterdam my thoughts
And prayers are with you all so to put this into context on a very minute scale if just 10% of the British population chose to cycle one day a week instead of driving their car 4% of life cycle CO2 emissions of car travel would travel car travel would be eradicated oh
I can smell the fresher air with every ebike purchase and ebikes are also great for saving money on petrol and pricey trains plus you get health benefits like cardio and potentially reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes find out more in this video right here so let’s talk about why
They cost what they do and keep an ear out cuz I’ll be telling you which battery Brands to look out for there’s a lot of extra componentry on an electric bike compared to an analog bike you’ve got a motor battery inbuilt lights and wiring perhaps some integrated tech for
App connectivity and anti- theft systems but the most expensive piece of The Ensemble is the battery it costs about 30 to 40% of the overall price although you can get a few different types of battery the most popular on the market is lithium ion lithium so let’s bring
Break this down inside the battery pack is a collection of cells 40 or more linked together operating harmoniously so one cell doesn’t overheat and cause the pack to go out of balance a bit like when us girls head to the toilets it’s always a group effort and I swear to God
If Stace does another too many wkds like last weekend and is head first in the toilet bowl and I’m having to wipe the sick off of her dress I will lose it that’s kind of like how battery cells work okay the higher the quality the more range you’ll get the longer the
Lifespan they’ll offer and crucially the safer they are which I’ll touch on in just a second but first let’s hear from an expert so Nick has a lot of experience in dealing with the manufacturing side of ebikes and of course you make your own boost kits and
That in turn has meant that you’ve had to not only think about quality components but also trying to make it affordable so how do you balance the two out yeah so the the cells themselves have a have a certain cost you sort of get what you pay for there are some
Crazy like this has got a million wat hours capacity which it doesn’t like it definitely doesn’t there’s just a load of madeup sales that don’t have anything like capacity they claim so stick to brand name sales I think is the answer they’re going to be more expensive but
They will actually last and they will have been tested for their capacity now I would recommend if you can to have a quality sale made by one of the top tier companies I’m talking Panasonic Sony LG and Sam they are the big hitters so if you see any of these you know you’ve
Made a good start unfortunately the rise in battery fires as of late have generally been down to the black market cheap ass batteries that don’t have a battery management system and have been DIY on no BMS means if one C overheats or even malfunctions the battery doesn’t
Shut itself down causing what is known as thermal runaway AKA fireworks and not the cool kind it’s something very deadly that is so annoyingly very avoidable while ebite fires do occur they represent one of the lowest risks of all forms of transportation the biggest risk to cyclists is still cars and
Interesting fact if you live in the gorgeous city of New York despite there being a media frenzy on battery fires right now well you’re actually five times more likely to die on the subway than an ebike fire that makes me feel better in fact I guarantee you’ll learn
Some good tips if you watch our video on battery safety get clued up but stick around cuz I’m going to share a really easy formula to find out how much it costs to run your ebike and the results are they’re pretty cool so we know good batteries are at a higher premium but
When you start to factor in the quality of all the other components for example Motors they can start at a few hundred but that price Rises significantly depending on the quality and the type Hub Motors are more popular because it’s a budget friendly option that is generally easier to fit rather than
Needing a specific frame it can link onto the front or the rear wheel without any major modifications needed mid Drive Motors are more expensive because well it requires a specific frame as it replaces the bottom bracket of the bike generally mid Drive delivers better performance than Hub but I will not go
Into the details as that could be a whole video in itself but do comment below if you want me to make a video on that for you but you can go even deeper with the drivetrain Wheels frame materials and breaks quality essentially good componentry will go through a lot
Of R and D testing programming creating integrated costs That You Don’t See and generally won’t notice because it allows your bike to keep moving and be less prone to simple faults by the way my good ehas if you’re finding this video at all helpful hit that like button so
We can get this to the farthest quns of the internet I wonder if you’re the kind of person that wants a more techers setup you know the drill the more integrated Tech features the more cash it’s going to cost you fingerprint recognition anti- theft systems smart app connectivity Radars they all require
Your hard-earned greenage you certainly do not need this just like you do not need that push TI can but those who want to be flash can be and remember although ebikes are growing in popularity manufacturers don’t yet have the mass production facilities like analog bikes have mass production means it costs less
To make which means you pay less but the price does not end when you hand over over that plastic when you buy a product you want to know there is somebody there somebody that is able to help you to assemble your bike and also can be a
Point of contact after the sale for maintenance repairs and that is worth something having a human to talk to when things go wrong it costs the company so customer service and warranties it’s all baked into the price the cheaper the bike is the less likely you’re going to
Have someone on hand when things go wrong having support makes your experience so much better and keeps you out on the roads riding for as long as possible but I completely emphathize that for many an electric bike even at the cheapest price bracket is a really big investment so please just make sure
You do your research look at reviews and go for bikes that have common parts so you know you can get them replaced when you need them but have you ever wondered how much it really cost to run an electric bike well I’ve got you covered I have a simple is Formula that I’m
Going to share with you that you can use to compare the cost of any electric bikee and you can smugly compare because the results are pretty astounding let’s use the ever popular 10-way SEO 600 Pro for reference now I cycle about 70 milish a week and I want you to work
That out for yourselves miles or kilometers because that will help you factor in how much you’re spending with your calculations But first you need to work out the kilowatt hour so remember we’re using the 10 Way SEO 600 Pro as a reference so these numbers are specific
To the 10 ways so first up amp power which is 10 times the voltage that’s 36 Volts for the 10 ways then you want to divide by 1,000 and that gives you your kilowatt hour so if my math is mathing that is 0.36 kilowatt hours you then want to
Times the kilowatt hour by the price per kilowatt hour here in the UK which is about 34 currently and that is going to give you the price per full charge of an empty battery which is 0.122 4 so just to be clear and Power Times voltage divide by 1,000 you get
Your kilowatt hour kilowatt hour times price per kilowatt hour equals the cost per charge of an empty battery you then divide the price per full charge of an empty battery by the range to get your cost per mile so for me that would be .1
1224 divided by 70 m per week that I ride which equals okay I can’t even do this number. no not1 9 7 4 1 9 3 5 flight that that is your cost well my cost per mile with the 10 ways SEO 600 Pro so if I convert that to cost per
Week the 10 ways will cost me exactly 13 if I were to cycle 70 m a week convert that to a year and that is my friends are whopping £7 and 18 that my friends is minuscule now if you want to find out a little bit more about the
10-way SEO 600 Pro well we actually have an affiliate link if you’re interested head on down to the description below click the link and bag your own I’ve also done a couple of really great reviews so go check that out but remember it’s not just about the money
Terial cost of an ebike this is Simon he’s an expert in atmospheric physics and a damn good YouTuber shining a light on our changing climate he explains why investing in an ebike for him has meant multiple savings so Simon when did you get your ebike two and a bit years ago
Okay and why did you get your eike well so if I were say taking the bus into the center of town and back every day that’s like a fiver and with the electric bike it’s pennies that I’m spending um and especially actually in summer we have a portable electric sorry solar panel that
I used to charge the battery so it’s effectively free cycling an electric bike instead of taking a car then your impact on the environment is significantly lower um I think it’s project draw down which is this amazing project uh that ranks climate Solutions describes electric bike as the most
Efficient motorized form of Transport ever invented like it’s incredibly efficient from an environmental perspective so your carbon emissions are so much lower there is a environmental cost obviously when it comes to producing the battery and producing the bike in the first place but in terms of the cost per Kil om it’s astonishingly
Low and so when you want to think about the cost of running the bike you kind of have to factor in sure the monetary cost is this but also the cost of not running it and running a bike a car instead is so much higher in terms of your impact
On the climate crisis in terms of air pollution all these other environmental factors if you’re still here by the way you should definitely hit that subscribe button so look you’ve got to view your ebike purchase as an investment The Upfront cost can be pretty hefty depending on your budget but with how
Much it cost to run compared to say a car or even an annual train ticket there is no competition cheaper ebikes and cheaper Parts don’t necessarily mean they’re bad but it could be a signifier that you’ll be spending more money in the long run now I know there will be
Some of you ready to tell me how your budget ebike has been performing for however many years so do let me know which truste St you’ve got but now with all this knowledge in hand you can get on out there and find the right e bike that
Sits in your budget I’ve done loads of reviews of Amazing electric bikes worth having a look at so have a nosy around look at the channel and I’ll see you for the next one
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0:00 Why does this cost SO much?!
0:19 Join us 🙌🏻
0:29 Ebike sales are high!
1:32 The most expensive part
2:38 Speaking to an expert
3:19 Name brand batteries
4:42 Quality motors
5:52 Fancy features?
6:15 Customer service
7:35 The cost of charging your bike
9:56 Ebikes = savings
11:17 The verdict
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