Raleigh IV User Manual - 7   Battery

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VI User Manual Groove Pedelec

6.3   Riding your Pedelec efficiently

You can monitor and influence the cost of your journeys 

with the Pedelec yourself. You can reduce your consump-

tion and therefore costs by following the tips for achieving 

a long range. 

The operating costs for battery-operated power assist are 

calculated as follows: 

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A new battery costs roughly 359 euros. 

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You can cover 45 km on average with one battery 

charge.

•

You can charge the battery roughly 1,100 times.

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1,100 charging cycles x 45 km = 49,500 km

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359 euros: 49,500 km = 0.7 euro cents / km 

•

You use roughly 0.47 kWh to fully charge the bat-

tery. Assuming a unit price of 20 euro cents / kWh, 

it costs you 9.4 euro cents to fully charge the bat-

tery. 

•

It costs you 0.2 euro cents / km to cover the aver-

age range of 45 km.

•

This means that the maximum cost of consumption 

and the battery is 0.9 euro cents/km.  

The sample calculation has been carried out based on Ger-

man energy prices. The operating costs may therefore be 

different in locations where other energy prices apply.

7   Battery 

Your battery is a lithium cobalt battery, the ideal lithium-

ion (Li-Ion) battery type for this application. One of the 

main benefits of this type of battery is its low weight 

combined with a high capacity. Li-Ion batteries only weigh 

half as much as comparable nickel metal hydride or nick-

el-cadmium batteries. This means you carry less battery 

weight and more battery power. 

7.1 

 Straightforward  charging

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There is no memory effect. You can therefore fully 

recharge your battery after every trip. 

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Recharge the battery after every trip. This means 

you can set off immediately the next time you use 

your bike and you also increase the service life of 

the battery.

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If you are not using the battery, you only have to 

recharge it after 6 months. 

7.2   High degree of safety due to battery 

management

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The battery cannot be damaged as a result of a 

short-circuit. If this were to happen, the battery 

management would switch off the battery. 

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You can simply leave the battery standing in the 

charger as the device has in-built overcharging 

protection.

7.3 

 Straightforward  storage

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If you do not need your battery for a while, store it 

at a temperature of +10°C when the battery charge 

is between 50 and 75%.  

These benefits are available due to highly effective battery 

management that has been adapted to this specific appli-

cation and by tuning the battery for operation with a 250 

watt motor.