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Do electric bikes recharge when freewheeling or coasting downhill?

April 26, 2017bikes coasting downhill electric freewheeling recharge

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Do electric bikes recharge when freewheeling or coasting downhill?

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Yes. The bikes do generate current when freewheeling, but generally speaking the amount of power produced is little more than a trickle charge and you would have to coast or freewheel for many miles to have a noticeable effect.