Originally Posted by
Hulk311
I'm really thinking about getting this bike.
I have several questions.
1) The bike comes with two batteries, yes?
2) Does the bike use 1 battery and then the other? Or both at once?
3) Can I charge both batteries at once or do I need to charge one at a time?
4) I have read a lot about adding a 3rd battery, to not only make the bike go faster but also further. Where can I purchase this 3rd battery?
5) If I have all 3 batteries hooked up can I charge all of them at the same time?
Hulk, riva gave the completely wrong answers to most of your questions. They must not even have an e-zip or they would know. The bike only comes with ONE battery pack, not two. You can only charge one at a time because the bike comes with only one charger and one charger only charges one battery. You could get an extra charger and simply charge two at once if you have two of the battery packs.
You can't add a third battery. If you added one like the original that comes with the bike, where would you mount it? And the weight would be unreal. One battery pack weighs at least 18 lbs. And you would have to completely rewire the entire bike. And you would have to change the controller. The motor is 24 volt, not 36 volt. A 24 volt motor is not designed to run on 36 volts. Remember, a battery pack on this bike has two 12-volt batteries inside of it, making the battery pack 24 volts. And you can only run one battery pack at a time. There is a switch on the controller to switch back and forth between the two battery packs. When one battery pack runs low, you just switch to the other one.