Riding Your Pedelec Eiciently; Battery; Straightforward Charging - Derby cycle Impuls 2.0 ergo Instrucciones De Empleo

7.4

Riding your Pedelec eiciently

You can monitor and inluence the cost of your journeys
with the Pedelec yourself. You can reduce your consump-
tion and therefore costs by following the tips for increas-
ing the range.
The operating costs for power assist with an 11 Ah battery
are calculated as follows:
• A new battery costs roughly 599 euros.
• Throughout the total service life of a battery, you
can cover 80 kilometres with one charge cycle on
average.
• You can charge the battery roughly 1,100 times.
• 1,100 charging cycles x 80 km = 88,000 km
• 599 euros: 88,000 km = 0.68 euro cents per
kilometre.
• You use roughly 0.565 kWh to ully charge the
battery. Assuming a unit price of 23.5 euro cents
per kWh, it costs you 13.27 euro cents to ully
charge the battery.
• To cover the average range of 80 kilometres, it
costs you 67.67 euro cents.
• This means the cost of consumption and the bat-
tery is a maximum of 0.85 euro cents/km.
The sample calculation has been carried out based on Ger-
man energy prices. The operating costs may vary depend-
ing on the energy prices you pay.
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8 Battery

Your battery is a lithium-ion battery, the ideal type of bat-
tery for this application.
One of the main beneits of this battery is its low weight
combined with a high capacity.
8.1

Straightforward charging

Damaged batteries can not be charged, and
urther use is not permitted.
The battery may heat up during charging. A maxi-
mum temperature of 45°C may be reached. If the
battery becomes any warmer than this, suspend
the charging process immediately.
During the charging process, the battery must be
positioned on an even, non-lammable surface.
The charger must not be covered.
• There is no memory efect. You can therefore ully
recharge your battery ater every trip.
• Recharge the battery ater every trip. This means
you can set of immediately the next time you use
your bike and you also increase the service life of
the battery.
• If you are not using the battery, you have to re-
charge it ater 6 months.