Thank you for this post. So how do I get the little bottle shipped to the USA?There are 2 of these battery extenders. One in the opening post that I made that I have little info on.
The other is the following. Here is the information I have received:
Name: Levo Range Extender
Price: €575
Details:
It’s a long work to get a perfect product .. but it’s almost finished .. it’s a 504 wh 14 Ah extender box designed by me and that’s been printed by a 3D-printer. It’s a plug and ride system, that means that you don’t need to cut any wires on the cables of the engine, so just only plug the modified cable in your bike. The reason why I make the system like this is when the bike needs to go for inspection by the Specialized dealer there will be no trace for problems with a guarantee. I have 3 systems of power: a Power Bottle 252wh with 20 GA 3500 Mah cells, a Big Bottle 378 wh with 30 GA 3500 Mah cells and THE BOX 504 with 40 GA 3500 Mah cells. This means that you have 1008 wh on your Levo. THE BOX is still being updated to be a perfect product.
100% safe and tested. Original battery has less temperatures with the extender. Decharge in parallel, so better for the original battery! System started for original Specialized cable that was being modified for protection. Fits on All and Carbon Levos .
Options:
Box isn’t finished yet. The final product is made with steel first (has my logo with laser etching ) Integrated in the box.
- Standard 504wh battery + Small Bottle 252. Total 756 wh. Or 50% more range! Weight 1.4KG
- Standard 504wh battery + Big Bottle 378 30 cells. Total 882 wh 75% more range! Weight 1.8KG
- Standard 504wh battery + Box 504. Standard 504 battery then the Box 504 battery, total 1008wh! 100% more range! Weight 2.2KG
Specialized 504 OEM battery weight is 2.8KG
Small Bottle 252 wh fits on all Levo’s. Big Bottle 31 cm 378 wh will only fit Large and XL Carbon and XL Alu. Box 504 fits on all Levo and Kenevo!
Big Bottle 378
BOX 504:
Honestly, not sure. I’m posting all the info I have. The maker is on holiday for a week or so so will have to find out then ?Thank you for this post. So how do I get the little bottle shipped to the USA?
I’ll get the info to you next couple of days. Seller has already shipped successfully to Brazil.Thank you for this post. So how do I get the little bottle shipped to the USA?
i would say that as it runs in parallel and the second battery does not go through the first there would be no record of the extra capacityWow, this is neat! But is this really save regarding warranty? The question is if pluggin in a second battery will mess with the original battery or the sensors or whatever. In case of a battery or motor malfunction, Specialized could possibly detect, that there was a second power source in the system. Also i wonder if mission control or blevo will work with it.
I'm hopefully getting one to test.Rob, I reckon you should get one for testing, and see if it's possible to arrange a group-buy, should the product prove to be as excellent as it sounds.
The Box 504 looks interesting, cycling long distances over the South Downs this would be ideal, saves having to carry a spare battery on your back. Not sure how secure it is for doing trails, so would probably opt for the smaller of the 3.There are 2 of these battery extenders. One from an Italian company that I have little information on. That one requires a wire splice to fit.
The better one is the following from the German Company, run by Danny, called 'Levo Range Extenders'. Here is the information I have received:
Product Name:
Levo Range Extender
Details:
CE Approved. 3 options. The latest option is the 'THE BOX'. It’s been a long piece of work to get a perfect product, but it’s almost finished. THE BOX battery is a 504wh 14 Ah extender box, designed by me (Danny). It has been printed by a 3D-printer. It’s a plug and ride system, that means that you don’t need to cut any wires on the cables of the engine, so just only plug the modified cable in your bike.
The reason why I make the system like this is when the bike needs to go for inspection by the Specialized dealer there will be no trace for problems with a guarantee. I have 3 products: a Power Bottle, 252wh with 20 GA 3500 Mah cells, a Big Bottle 378 wh with 30 GA 3500 Mah cells and finally THE BOX 504 with 40 GA 3500 Mah cells. This means that you have 1008 wh on your Levo. THE BOX is still being updated to be a perfect product.
Made with the Sanyo NCR18640 Cells. Best on the market.
Come with additional Rosenberger Battery charger that can also charge standard battery.
100% safe and tested. Original battery has less temperature with the extender. Decharge in parallel, so better for the original battery! System started with original Specialized cable that was being modified for protection. Fits on Alu and Carbon Levos .
Options:
Box isn’t finished yet. The final product is made with steel first (has my logo with laser etching ) Integrated in the box.
- Standard 504wh battery + Small Bottle 252. 20 cells. Total 756 wh. Or 50% more range! Weight 1.4KG. Price €495
- Standard 504wh battery + Big Bottle 378 30 cells. Total 882 wh 75% more range! Weight 1.8KG. Price €595
- Standard 504wh battery + THE BOX 504. 40 cells. Standard 504 battery then the Box 504 battery, total 1008wh! 100% more range! Weight 2.2KG. Price TBC.
For comparison, the Specialized 504 OEM battery weight is 2.8KG. Taking a spare requires you to carry it on a backpack. THE BOX sits securely on your bike.
Small Bottle 252 wh fits on all Levo’s. Big Bottle 31 cm 378 wh will only fit Large and XL Carbon and XL Alu. THE BOX 504 fits on all Levo and Kenevo!
As soon as I have more info on stock / availability I will update this post!
Big Bottle 378
THE BOX 504:
I'm hopefully getting one to test.
With regards to group buys etc... watch this space!
No more range aniexty! Surprised Specialized don’t sell them. They’re missing a trick there I thinkI'm hopefully getting one to test.
With regards to group buys etc... watch this space!
Let me know - this set up looks GREAT. No I need to have it shipped to the USAI'm hopefully getting one to test.
With regards to group buys etc... watch this space!
"i would not recommend it .... it'll void your warranty"
said Georgia Leslie from Specialized in this EMBN show at 8:52 :
I'm sure they are all over it and well aware of supply and demand issues and the consumer desires for larger batteriesHey Georgia, If these void your warranty when are the Specialized 'spares division' team going to release a higher capacity battery as there is obviously a very high need in the Levo/Kenevo ebike market for this item.....
I'm sure they are all over it and well aware of supply and demand issues and the consumer desires for larger batteries
Motor and battery technology has come on in leaps and bounds in that time, I doubt we'll see the same level of advancement in the next 6 years unfortunately. Sure, there will be advances, but incremental rather than those we have seen before.
we'll see in 6 years
Battery technology is on the edge of another big leap into the future. They experiment with other battery-ingredients like "lithium-magnesium" or "lithium-sulfur", but there are also some radical and "world-changing" approaches like "solid state" and "flow" batteries.
100% - i agree. It can only go this way.I reckon that emtbs in 6 years will be unrecognisable from today’s, lighter, longer range, who knows lmaybe induction charging! Park your bike up for a coffee and it gets charged by the rack
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