• 🇨🇦 tunetardis@piefed.ca
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    5 days ago

    I suppose with USB-C, you could flip it around and use the bike battery as a giant power bank you can plug your laptop or whatever into?

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      5 days ago

      Some e-bikes already have USB outputs. Maybe not laptop-capable yet, though.

      • 🇨🇦 tunetardis@piefed.ca
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        5 days ago

        Yeah mine does, but it’s a USB-A. Not sure of its max output, but it’s rather limited compared to what USB-C could theoretically give you.

    • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      4 days ago

      I can do that with one of my lawnmower batteries. It doesn’t charge via USB C, but it does have a USB port and can function as a battery bank.

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      Many do. Mine doesn’t and I’m pissed about that because using GPS for hours really drains mobile batteries. I even considered hotwiring a USB port onto my bike battery but thought better of it and bought a powerbank instead. Very dumb and irritating situation.

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      4 days ago

      I’m so annoyed that I cannot use my 625Wh Bosch battery as a power bank for festivals. But it’s proprietary (both hardware and software) and Bosch doesn’t sell an adapter for that (because they hate money or something)