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For anyone involved in the construction of small electric vehicles it has become a matter of great interest that a cheap high-power electric motor can be made from a humble car alternator. It’s a conversion made possible by the advent …read more
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While there are now a number of kits that allow you to convert your existing bicycle into an ebike, many of them involve adding a lot of … “stuff” to your bike. Clip keeps things simple, consisting of just a front wheel drive unit and a wireless remote… Continue reading Clip ebike conversion kit powers up the front wheel
While you could just lock your ebike to a signpost or rack, wouldn’t it be nice to park it someplace where it got recharged, and you could store your gear? HAVN was designed to serve those purposes.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Ele… Continue reading HAVN may just be the ultimate ebike parking spot
A little bit Jekyll, a little bit Hyde, the newest ebike offering from Germany’s Nox Cycles has a split personality that craves both cities and mountains. The package ties together a city commuter and a mountain bike with a single all-in-one e-drive th… Continue reading Nox ebikes go 2 for 1 with swappable all-in-one electric drive
Tern has announced a new variant of its HSD cargo commuter that’s also its first Class 3 ebike. The HSD S11 rocks a Bosch Performance Line motor for pedal assist up to 28 mph, and a battery big enough for as much as 74 miles between charges.Continue Re… Continue reading Tern’s latest cargo commuter ebike will help riders get to 28 mph
Electric bicycles may require less pedalling effort than regular bikes, but … their riders still have to shift gears. Paris-based electric mobility company Valeo is out to change that, by combining a motor with an automatic gearbox.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Valeo combines an ebike motor and an automatic gearbox in one unit
Arizona mountain bike maker Pivot Cycles has announced an update to 2017’s Shuttle eMTB, which comes with a lighter, more efficient motor and a big battery for the promise of “class leading power, range, and big mountain capability.”Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Pivot loads up Shuttle v2 eMTB with EP8 motor and huge battery
Given the fact that some upper-range ebikes can travel pretty fast, it’s definitely important that they don’t skid uncontrollably when braking. That’s why a new model from Stromer is claimed to be the first such bicycle with frame-integrated ABS.Contin… Continue reading Stromer ebike is the first to feature frame-integrated ABS
Bikepacking usually involves camping in a backpacking tent or other easily carried ultralight shelter, but bike-sized camping trailers have been popping up as an interesting alternative. With electric bikes continuing to grow in power and popularity, c… Continue reading Scout ebike camper trailer inspires two-wheeled micro adventures
We’ve already seen kits for converting traditional bikes to ebikes, and for converting them to pedal-powered snow machines. The Electric SnowBike Kit goes a step further, by combining the two.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Electric … Continue reading Envo kit turns regular bikes into snow-going ebikes