Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱Apr 3, 2025

I've been saying this for years: ebikes should have USB-C PD ports for charging!

Finally a manufacturer has actually done it. In this case using 140W power delivery, which is way higher power than any ebike charger I've ever used. And USB-C PD now supports up to 240W, which is more than enough for ebikes.

I hope this becomes the norm:

https://www.theverge.com/news/639681/usb-c-charging-e-bike-ampler-nova-specs-price

Finally, an e-bike that charges off USB-C

The Ampler Nova e-bikes can be charged in three hours using a standard 140W USB-C PD 3.1 laptop charger.

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Show threadJ—dV
@notjustbikes Nice! But I still don't love the ebikes with built in batteries. Batteries don't last forever and replacing those—if it's even possible, and if the parts are available n years from now—seems like a pain. I worry we are losing the repairability advantage of bicycles.
Apr 3, 2025 at 11:19amWeb
Show threadX-tofApr 3, 2025
@redjives @notjustbikes from 2027 on, all batteries build in devices sold in the EU, have to be replaceable.
#righttorepair
Show threadJ—dVApr 3, 2025
@x_tof @notjustbikes that's wonderful to hear!
Show threadmayor of tr*nny townApr 3, 2025
@redjives @notjustbikes there's a charging port on my bike that I've used exactly once just to say I did. It's far more convenient to take the battery off and charge it inside. Most of the places I store my bike would be a pain to route a charging cable to.