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The article says it's only 5% less efficient. Not that bad for the tradeoff

• ajuc 5y ago
  > As he explained, that means the rider would either need a 5% larger battery to get the same distance, or experience a 5% shorter range compared to the same bike with chain drive. That's a weird way to specify efficiency of assisted e-bike, because battery->motor efficiency doesn't change, but pedals->motor efficiency drops significantly. I wonder which one they mean.