1y ago

Indonesia’s e-bike shops are building their own batteries

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The cheapest batteries in Amin’s shop cost 1.5 million rupiah ($95), but he has sold packs for as much as 35 million rupiah ($2,226) when a customer needed to power an entire car.
It is a bit dangerous with lithium batteries but the industry is switching quickly to a safer tech that will make these DIYers a viable and safe option
- Unfortunately the energy density is about the best on the dangerous NMC
  
  Yes but at one point when people have to choose between their device catching fire and 15% more range, a lot of reasonable people realize what is the most important.