[billiob]

They held a Q&A sessions and basically their answer to that question is two-fold if I remember it correctly:

- removable batteries can be stolen,

- can have issues due to bad weather.

They consider their design safer on those two points. It's imho a mistake.

[frafra]

It depends. As I could charge it both at home and at work, I would prefer to have something integrated and less prone to problems due to water/snow/ice. As I live in a cold country I really appreciate the internal hub with the protected chain which are rare to find on electric bikes under 2000 € (excluding low-quality bikes from unknown producers that have no specs nor website).

There are many companies producing electric bikes right now: I prefer to see a company that tries to do something different targeting a smaller market segments than seeing the same kind of one-size-fits-all model across multiple brands.

[dcope]

The "stolen" argument seems a bit odd. Sure, anything can be stolen.

When purchasing an e-bike a removable battery was a must have. The one I wound up purchasing has a pretty heavy duty locking mechanism for the battery so I never really have to worry about it being stolen.

[basch]

Non-removable batteries are damaged by cold weather. Bringing it inside keeps it/you safer from theft, cold, and throwing out your back carrying your bike.

[frafra]

I knew that charging under water freezing temperatures could damage the battery, not storage or usage. Could you please share some details? I am evaluating to buy an electric bike, but during winter temperature can get to -20 °C/~0 °F, so it would be helpful to learn more about that.