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As a general rule you should know that, in the case of EVs, the battery is essentially 80% of the cost of the vehicle. That's what I'm trying to impart, here. When you say things like this it shows me that you're coming at this with the wrong mentality:QuoteI buy salvage bikes all the time with blown engines and fix them, shouldn't be a reason to avoid it. Even with a dead battery the repair isn't crazy expensive. $30k bikes shouldn't be throw away bikes if the battery was neglected.
Battery packs aren't something that can be 'fixed' if they have degraded past a certain point. There is a permanent chemical reaction that has taken place which means the only things the cells are good for at this point are complete breakdown and recycling to extract the heavy metals.
If your gonna buy a new battery I'd say crack it open! take pix.. or sell the used / dead pack. I bet the balance and protection circuit is inside there.I have a service manual now, looks easy to pull the encased battery. As heavy as it is I'm not sure it would be cheaper to mail it or just ship the whole bike. I'm getting better quotes so most likely I'll ship the whole bike incase they run into any issues swapping it out.
I'm interested to know a bit more about your situation.This bike is for me not a flip. I make videos to help others repair their bikes. I bought this one to answer some questions and because I really enjoy these EBikes. I rode a ZERO DS for a few years and a live wire just recently. Energica has given me an estimate on replacing the battery but shipping the bike across the country is costly. He gave me several options , I'm still working with him so I'll give a complete outcome when it's completed. The toughest thing right now is that there is no one on the east coast that can repair these batteries. I'm hoping Sev can at least tell me if it's salvageable. But from what I'm understanding from Energica, dealers don't have the tools to bring it safely back to life. The total amount of replacing the battery and shipping may be cost prohibitive.
I know there seems to be a lot riding on Sev's ability to understand what might be possible in regards to salvaging the battery.
But can Power Sports replace the battery there if needed?
Have they or who ever in CA is going to look at it, given you a replacement estimate?
Was the bike for you or an auction flip situation?
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There is a specialized tool to 'wake' the battery cells so a qualified technician can close the contactors and check the voltage. From there they can assess whether or not it is safe to try and charge the cells again. You'd have to know precisely which of the connections to the battery are the correct ones, and there's like 30 of them, and in which order to apply the right amount of current to them. To that end I will repeat: This is beyond you. Please call Sev.
