@EverydayMoggie asks:

E-bike motors are not very reliable; it seems that about 25% of them fail pretty quickly.

Q6. If you have an e-bike, have you had trouble with the motor?
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The eBike Motor Reliability Crisis — Here Are 3 Motors You Can Trust

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@ascentale @EverydayMoggie @bikenite #BikeNite A6: I have 2 e-bikes, one is a bio bike that got an friction wheel based e-assist system named Velospeeder in summer 2023. Had quite some smaller issues, but never with the engines itself: broken pedal sensor cable, worn down rim, worn down friction rings, a mounting that worked loose, …

The other one is the Brompton Electric G-Line with ex-works e-Motiq rear hub motor, 2800km. The only issues so far were contact problems between battery and frame.