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My car has been costing me so much in repairs and gas that I am considering replacing it with an eBike. I live in Arizona and didn’t know how well the batteries would hold up in our 110+ degree heat during the summers. Of course it wouldn’t be stored out in the heat all day but if I’m out and have it locked up for a couple hours how much is that going to damage the battery?
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Also being completely new to this what are prices for starter bikes? I’ve seen some on amazon (with bad reviews) for like $500 and then other ‘top 10 ebikes’ lists have ones for $5,000. I don’t need anything fancy it’s just getting around town, no trail riding, and I don’t really want to spend the price of a used car on a bike. I was looking at the [7S V4](https://www.propella.bike/shop/ebikes/7s) which is $850
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They hold up okay but obv you would not want to leave it sitting in full sun if possible, or storing it outside. Locking up for couple hours in the shade is different than locking up in full sun.
You can start to find decent bikes starting around 1200 and up. Probably don’t need to spend thousands especially if you are planning to leave it locked up outside sometimes. I would probably go with something more powerful than that propella though. Phoenix is a very car centric city and it will be less dangerous if you can keep up with that traffic.
I know nothing of batteries at that temperature.
Regarding the Propella it would probably be an ok bike if weight is an issue due to storage issues (taking it up stairs or something) and if your commute has just mild hills. It’s quite light for an ebike which is nice if that’s important. Many ebike average around 50lbs. Battery is small. It looks like a case of ‘looking very nice rather than being utilitarian’. But it still might be perfectly sufficient for your needs.
While you’re looking check out a local bike shop and test ride a 250W mid drive (the Propella is a hub drive). Also see if you can test ride a 500W hub drive as a comparison. A 250W hub drive like the Propella is not that common in North America where motor limits are higher (250W is normally reserved for mid drives). If you’re looking at buying an ebike online take a look at the Rad website to see what more typical online e-bikes with larger motors/batteries resemble.