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 ...
Try to insert that locked battery into another Bosch smart eBike and it simply won't provide any juice to the motor, rendering it useless for the thief. No motor support means no easy getaway ...
it automatically deactivates its motor support and renders the entire e-bike unusable for the thief,” says Bosch in a press release. “This also makes reselling the battery pointless ...