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	<description>Words of Wisdom from ebike guru, Terry Reilly</description>
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		<title>Regen, the Holy Grail of Electric Vehicles.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on the clamor for it, you would think regeneration (regen), is the &#8220;holy grail&#8221; of electric vehicles. There is something inherently appealing to the concept of re-capturing energy. Everyone wants it. The only thing is, it is practically useless for electric bikes. Due to a bicycle&#8217;s low mass, there is very little kinetic energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The looming conflict with China over Intellectual Property in the Electric Vehicle Industry.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be more conflicts and lawsuits over intellectual property in the future as countries, particularly the U.S. and Chna, battle to dominate the Green Technology industry.]]></description>
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		<title>New Direct Drive Motor Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hightekbikes has recently released our new Power Cruiser series of Direct Drive Motors.]]></description>
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		<title>Lithium Battery Pack Break-In</title>
		<link>http://www.hightekbikes.com/blog/?p=18</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's not widely known that lithium battery packs, especially LiFePO4, have to go through a break-in period.]]></description>
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		<title>Geared or Direct Drive Hub Motors?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two basic types of motors in wide use today for electric bikes, direct drive and geared. The direct drive has no internal gears or other moving parts except the actual case which rotates around the axle on sealed bearings. The coils are wound around an assembly that is fastened to the axle and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Weather and Battery Capacity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter is here and you may have noticed a decrease in your range.  That&#8217;s because a battery&#8217;s capacity is directly related to ambient temperature.  At freezing temps, the capacity of a lead acid battery (SLA) can decrease up to 60%.  Lithium packs are also affected to a lessor degree, maybe 30-40%.  The recommended charge current also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New High Power Motor from Aotema</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have just released a new 1000 watt motor. There are front and rear versions and it is disc brake compatible. The front version fits normal forks, the rear model fits a larger 155mm spacing between dropouts. We also have a limited supply of ebikes using this motor in stock. The setup uses the rear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to my blog!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings, this is Terry Reilly, owner of Hightekbikes.   I&#8217;m starting this blog to better communicate with our customers and the public in general.   I&#8217;ll be posting the latest information on the electric bike industry and on our products in particular.]]></description>
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