Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I was at an exhibit with a group that had an E-Trike. They removed the battery and plugged it in at the restroom (which took forever to recharge).
Exactly. The 120V outlets are out there. Supervised and unsupervised. The amount of electricity used is minimal and many of the first generation charging stations were free in light of that. Pun intended. That said, the need for too many owners of EV's of all sizes and shapes, is to want to treat them like gas cars that fill up when the tank runs dry, or nearly so. Big fail. Lithium batteries absorb power too slowly for that kind of use regime. A charger that forces power into a battery such that you can get a usable amount of power in, say, an hour or two is destroying that battery every time it is used. Ride within the range of your battery or don't bother with an e-bike or you will be as frustrated as the o.p. of this thread is. Long distance touring is not yet a use paradigm that can be supported by e-assist battery technology in 2022.