Charging the Quantya

Quantya Track with knobbly tyresQuantya 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.

5 thoughts on “Charging the Quantya

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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?

  4. You cannot change the battery. It would take almost as long as it does to top up the charge.

  5. 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 ???

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