Originally Posted by
Smaug1
The Chinese brands don't give a hoot because they are literally fly-by-night.
Bafang is the world's largest ebike supplier. Can't speak for the other brands, Chinese or otherwise, but Bafang makes some super high-quality stuff. I know the one I've been flogging hard for a few years now is most excellent. Hardly fly by night.
I have read that some of their newer stuff that is getting popular with bike manufacturers is heading more into the proprietary lock out paradigm. But the DIY stuff is still primarily open source. A good thing IMO