I have seen examples of ebikes with solar charging but only a few with a generator and never anything used for long trips. My question is...
Can you somehow safely hook up a generator to a running ebike?
My homemade design will include a trailer and if I could charge my bike with a small generator at the same time I am using it, the range is nearly infinite.
I have seen ideas on how the concept would work but premade bikes have safety features that prevent running while charging (for good reasons). I would like to build a new bike or bypass a brand name bike (preferably) in a manner that would not cause my battery to fry or cause any other electrical issues or hazards.
A generator can run 6-8 hours on a gallon of gas. That is 300-400 mpg if you run it the entire time. Add in some pedaling and turning it off for short durations, and 5 gallons could get you across the country.
What about two batteries,a trailer with solar panels to charge one battery while using the other? Much simpler and not a lot more expensive.
never heard of it, interesting idea though. not easily feasible
Also now that I think about it, I would love to have you create the bike for me. Even a low end rear hub bike is about $2000 and I see that the shop here has a mid drive 750w for about the same. Probably more reliable from you I'm guessing. The only difference being some brands have dealers nationwide for repairs. If you could help me design a bike to fit my needs this way, that would tip the scale waaaaay in you favor.