Charging your ebike

Charging your ebike

Charging your ebike off-grid

What is the easiest way or the cheapest way to charge your ebike? It is easy to charge it at home. You just plug it in. What about when you are on the road? Many are buying solar generators at 500.00 to 1,000.00 and up. I have posted a link of an inexpensive inverter that you can use in your car.

I use my solar panels when I boondock. I just plug it into my pure sine wave inverter.  My solar panels do the work. Try to set up your portable solar panels, if you are going to charge your e-bike. Remember, that you are charging a battery with a battery, if you do not set up your solar panels. Let the sun do the work.

Some people just use a gas generator or plug in at RV parks with full hook ups.  Also, I carry a 30 amp plug and extension, if I can, I will plug in at RV parks. Having an e-bike is becoming a part of vanlife and recreation travel.

So here it is the cheapest way.  While you are driving you can use a Bestek inverter and plug it into your car, van or truck. I use a Bestek power inverter because it is an inexpensive modified sine wave inverter. The e-bike is not using complex electronics. I do have a pure sine wave inverter which I use mostly. However, you can still use a modified wave inverter for e-bikes.

Charging your e-bike may vary depending on the ebike brand. Some batteries are removable, and some are not. I don’t need to remove my battery pack. My e-bike folds in half. I place it behind my seat and plug it into the inverter. Remember, the larger the battery the longer it takes to charge. If you have a removable battery, then it may be easier to manage how and where you charge it.

I do recommend charging your battery fully. You don’t have to; however, I feel better about it. There are usually two charging cycles. The first cycle charges to 80%-90%. This is where it charges the fastest. The last 10% is usually a slower rate as it tops off the Full-Charge.

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