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introduction
I bought an electric bicycle at the end of last year, and it has been more than half a year now. Today, I would like to share with you my purchase and use experience.
Pre-buy guide
needs and budget
Know your needs and budget before buying.
My needs are mainly for commuting to and from get off work, with a trip of 3 kilometers. At the beginning, I had no idea about battery and budget. After reading a few reviews and visiting a few brick-and-mortar stores, I have a little understanding.
The battery is too small to run very far, and it needs to be charged more frequently. At the beginning, I planned to buy an electric bicycle like the following, which is cheap, small, and easy to park. However, the battery capacity is not high, and the “driving” experience is not very good. The rear is only suitable for children, and adults are uncomfortable.
New national standard electric bicycle
Since last year, the new national standard electric bicycle has been promoted nationwide. It needs to meet:
- with pedals
- The fastest speed < 25km/h
- Motor < 400W
- Total weight < 55kg
Electric bicycles that do not meet the new national standard cannot be licensed, so ask the boss when you buy them.
Electric bike brand
There are many brands of electric bicycles. Before and after I watched Mavericks, Yadi, Emma, Hello, and No. 9:
- No. 9 and Mavericks are known as smart electric bicycles. I have a little understanding. The price is too expensive, about 5k. They belong to high-end electric bicycles, and the functions are too tasteless for me.
- Hello quality to be tested
- Yadi is similar to Emma, I prefer Yadi’s appearance.
Finally, I saw two Yadea stores, chose a general agent store, and bought a Yadea DM6 for 3600.
Battery
There are too many brands of electric bicycles, but the core is the battery and the motor. The main batteries are:
- Lead-acid batteries: safe, low price, but short life
- Lithium battery: long life, light weight, small size, but high price
- graphene battery
I didn’t do enough homework when I bought it, and I finally chose a graphene battery , which is very heavy. When I bought it, the boss said that it can run 100 kilometers, but in reality, it can only run 50 kilometers. So I basically charge it once a week.
I still don’t know if this graphene battery is a gimmick.
the way of buying
There are many models of traditional electric vehicles, and there is a big difference between online and offline. If you buy a traditional electric vehicle, I recommend you go to an offline store to buy it, which is more convenient for licensing and maintenance.
If you are buying electric vehicles such as No. 9 and Mavericks, you can consider buying them online if there are more preferential prices in online channels.
Use experience
speed
The speed of the new national standard cannot be greater than 25km/h, but when we bought the car, the boss asked us if we wanted to lift the restriction. I asked Ma if it was troublesome, and he said that there is a line to plug it in.
Then my electric car can run at the fastest 35km/h, and I am quite satisfied with this speed. 25km/h is really too slow.
Of course, driving safety first, don’t blindly pursue fast.
Charge
You should have heard the news about the self-ignition of the battery car at home. Now the battery car is not allowed to enter the community to charge, let alone take the battery off and take it home to charge, so how to charge it?
Looking for charging piles, the most common one here in Shenzhen is the Little Green Man charging pile. There are several downstairs in my house, but there are also many charging battery cars. After get off work, there will be no place to charge. Their applet has done a good job, supporting WeChat payment to charge first and then pay, and the experience is very good.
The downside is that you can’t use the built-in transformer for charging. The charging head they come with is slow charging, and it takes a whole night to fully charge my car. The owner of the electric car also said that they are not fully charged. I don’t know if it is true.
In addition, there is a shared charging pile called “Timely Power”. They provide sockets and can be charged with their own transformers. The charging is faster than the little green man, but the charging experience is relatively poor. You have to charge money first, and then you can charge them until they have their balance. , the little green man directly deducts money from WeChat after charging, which is very convenient. In addition, they have much less charging piles, and there are no downstairs in my house.
I am currently charging once a week, and a full charge is a little more than 4 yuan.
Is the battery meter accurate?
The 5-bar battery was clearly underpowered when it was only 3, and I knew it was time to recharge.
Once I experienced driving home from get off work and halfway out of power. After taxiing for a long time, I was really tired.
rain
It is still possible to continue riding in a raincoat with an electric bicycle in a light rain, but even if it rains heavily. The road was slippery, and it was not good to be hit by the rain all the time.
sun protection
The weather is too hot recently, and my arms are tanned unconsciously. I bought sunscreen sleeves, which are really useful and cool.
at last
It is really convenient to have an electric bicycle. Now I basically ride it every day, and it is convenient to go out on weekends for ventilation.
If you walk to the gym in the morning, it takes 10 minutes, but it only takes 3 minutes to ride an electric bike, which is another excuse not to go to the gym.
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