I decided to take a chance on one of the Empulse 2016 bikes. I purchased it with 1500 miles and plan on using it for commuting to work. I did not really like the zero bike I rode years ago and have wanted one of these for a while. Luckily the dealer (directly from Indian) replaced the batteries just before purchase so those should be just fine. They said the batteries were acting weird but I am still concerned it it were a charger issue. I hope all goes well with this bike because I plan on keeping it for a while.