Charging the Quantya
Posted: October 31st, 2008 | Filed under: Quantya | 5 Comments »
Quantya use highly advanced Lithium Polymer batteries.
The Quantya battery will last around two hours or 45 miles if riding cautiously and efficiently. Hard riding around a scramble track will decrease battery life to an hour to an hour and a half or 25 miles. As with any vehicle, the more difficult the conditions the lower the lifespan.
Basic facts
- A full charge of the battery takes 2-3 hours.
- A battery can be recharged up to 1000 times.
- The charger simply plugs into the bike on one end and into a normal plug socket on the other.
- The battery is under warranty for 2 years.
Some figures:
- A new battery costs around £4000 but this should come down over the next two years.
- 1000 charges, doing 25 miles each, is 25 000 miles in 2 years. This works out as a cost on the battery of 16p per mile on top of charging costs. Average mileage a year for road users is 12 000 miles.
- The cost of recharging the battery is 50p to £1 depending on your supplier. With the bike doing 25-45 miles the cost per mile is 1-4p.
- The average car doing 30mpg at £1/litre costs 15p per mile.
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A couple of questions about the battery:
Can it be changed in between heats
How long time dors it take
How many amps max
How many Ah
Q – Can it be changed in between heats?
A – Yes – The battery has no memory so it can be topped up.
Q – How long time does it take?
A – A deep charge will take 2 and a half hours
Q – How many amps max?
A – Can you expand on that? not sure what you mean
Q – How many Ah?
A – 48v 40amp hour battery pack
Changed, not charged. For racing there is no time – and sometimes no possibillity – to recharge (or top up)
How many amps – What is the max current peak and average?
You cannot change the battery. It would take almost as long as it does to top up the charge.
Hi , saw your bike on the stand but you where busy chatting , just some feed-back , to make these bikes viable for any off-road competition use [hope your working on a trials bike] the powersource must be exchangable during heats [in a mx] or at a pit stop [in an enduro] … i just can’t see people jumping onto these knowing that once the battery is spent thats it for at least two hours … where’s the sense or sales value in that ???? … i thought there might be a market for a quiet off-road practice / training site but again if I can’t change the battery for a fresh one , whats the point … nice try guys but looking at the price [how much !] and this NO battery swop-out its never going to happen yet … I wish you all the best and sincerely hope you sort the power source out … oh and one other thing WHY no gearbox ???