Ebike Battery Life Expectancy: What to Expect
In general, you can expect 500 full charges for an 18650 lithium battery pack although this number can vary greatly depending on the following factors.
- Physical damage by improperly mounting your pack is the #1 reason for short life expectancy. If you want your pack to last mount it right. (read a guide on mounting batteries.)
- If you are letting your battery pack get hot to the touch during discharge by running too hard, then your battery life expectancy can be greatly reduced.
- The larger your battery in Ah the more power output it can take without getting hot.
- if you charge your battery to 80-90% you can expect to double the life expecancy of your battery.
- Consider buying a cycle analyst, which can be programmed to automaically charge your battery to 80 percent when you do not need a full charge.