Electric bicycles are the largest selling electric vehicles in the world and are estimated to cross 36 million mark by 2025.
Reduction in weights aided by integration of Li-ion batteries, low cost, wide availability, and minimal environment impacts are expected to be the major factors fueling growth of the industry over the forecast period.
Increasing urbanization and concerns regarding the environmental impacts of motor vehicles across the global economies are expected to further augment growth of market.
According to Union of Concerned Scientist, one fifth of the U.S. emissions responsible for global warming are generated due to trucks and cars.
These initiatives are expected to provide potential growth opportunities for the electric bicycles market throughout the forecast period.
On the basis of battery Type, the global electric bicycles market is segmented into:
lead acid battery vs lithium ion batteryLithium-ion battery is the most advanced secondary battery (rechargeable battery) in the world, with the advantages of small size, light weight, high energy density, long service life, no memory effect, environmental protection, safety and reliability, etc.
Vigorous development of power batteries and the emergence of new cathode materials, especially the development of lithium iron phosphate materials, the development of lithium power has helped a lot.Lead-acid batteries generally single battery voltage is 2 volts, mainly divided into liquid-rich and liquid-poor, the general battery capacity is a few amp-hours to more than 10,000 amp-hours, while lithium batteries single battery voltage between 3.7-4.3, single capacity is generally in a few amp-hours to about a hundred, single battery is difficult to compare with lead-acid batteries.
In terms of durability, lithium batteries have good resistance to vibration, fully charged batteries are safely fixed, with 4mm amplitude, 16.7Hz frequency vibration for 1 hour, no leakage, no battery expansion and rupture, open circuit voltage is normal; good resistance to overcharge, 25 degrees Celsius, fully charged batteries 0.1CA charge for 48 hours, no leakage, no battery expansion and rupture, open circuit voltage is normal, capacity The maintenance rate is above 95%; good resistance to high current, fully charged battery 2CA discharge for 5 minutes or 10CA discharge for 5 seconds, no conductive part fuse, no appearance deformation.Lithium battery has become the first choice of some electric motorcycles, electric bicycles and electric power-assisted vehicles, and its development is as hot as ever, in large part because the service life of lithium batteries is longer than that of lead-acid batteries.
Lead-acid batteries are greatly affected by electricity, if the charge is too full will cause harm to the battery; if the power is too much, is the tram often out of power, will make the battery loss serious, all these aspects will affect the service life of lead-acid batteries.Battery capacity：The capacity of lithium batteries is generally 8-10 amps; lead-acid batteries have a capacity of about 20 amps.Price difference：The only advantage of lead-acid battery is that it is cheaper than lithium battery in terms of price; while lithium battery has good heat dissipation and range function, and its shell packaging material is excellent, sealed tightly, not only anti-drop but also durable, so the manufacturing cost is far more daring than lead-acid battery, naturally the price of lithium scooter will be much more expensive than the price of lead-acid tram.Different degree of convenience：The battery of the lead-acid tram will be fixed in the electric bicycles, connected to the wiring inside the electric bicycles, and the tram as a whole, can not be easily removed; while the lithium battery can be removed at any time, when the battery is dead, you only need to take the battery back to recharge it, without the trouble of tossing the tram back and forth, which is a great convenience for residents living in small areas.Technically：Lithium battery can be said to be a major upgrade in the battery industry, it is not only compact design, easy to carry, but also environmentally friendly, but also become the popular nowadays, and lithium scooter is naturally popular.
In comparison, lead-acid batteries continue to go downhill, and it is very polluting, in order to address this phenomenon, so it will increase efforts in its recycling, the recycling price will be higher than lithium batteries.Range / battery capacity:the same 48V battery, fully charged, lead-acid / lithium battery electric bicycles range are similar, depending on speed, motor size and other factors.
How long is the commuting distance?If you consider your commuting distance, limited budget and convenient charging when buying an electric motorcycles, we suggest you to choose lead-acid battery electric scooter.
