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"solar-powered electricity stations, battery swapping plans, repurposing or recycling batteries as they wear down, and mini-grids (small, localised power generation systems that operate off-grid). The aim is to power large e-bike fleets without interrupting its national electricity distribution."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250508-rwanda-is-sparking-africas-e-bike-revolution

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/52b07bd7-2436-41e1-8c2a-177a996e0a8d/solarpunk-afRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 01:54:37 GMTThu, 07 May 2026 15:40:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #solarpunk AF on Thu, 07 May 2026 15:41:02 GMT]]>YES!! "when they're over five years old and they've degraded down to the point where they're only 80% of their original capacity," Whale says. "What we can do is repurpose those batteries and repack them into larger units that can provide energy storage for off-grid solar systems like mini-grids."

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