If a thief somehow steals one of these batteries and tries to use them on another Bosch e-bike, not only will it not work, it will disable that bike’s motor support and make it unusable ...

When a battery pack is removed from an eBike and inserted into another bike equipped with Bosch’s smart system, the Battery Lock feature will automatically disable the electric motor.

While they do have mechanical ... you power off your eBike. Try to insert that locked battery into another Bosch smart eBike and it simply won't provide any juice to the motor, rendering it ...

Great idea — if only Bosch wasn’t being so greedy with the rollout. Battery theft is a major issue. I’ve personally had to replace two stolen e-bike batteries here in the Netherlands ...