In YouTube, Berm Peak channel folks bought an e-bike from a bankrupt app company, and went on to replace the control unit (plus sensors and the panel). Doable but not painless. Folks in the comments pointed out that a lot of the control units are reprogrammable, though - swap the SIM card and send new settings over SMS.
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Etterra@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
I’ll bet it’s possible to “borrow” one, gut the electronics, and repurpose it.
umbraroze@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That’s a good point. Is it even possible to vandalize or steal something That’s been dumped/abandoned on public grounds?
Etterra@discuss.online 5 weeks ago
I suppose it depends on the local laws.