Micah Toll is an e-bike industry expert, personal electric vehicle enthusiast, battery nerd, and author of the Amazon #1 bestselling books DIY Lithium Batteries, DIY Solar Power, The Ultimate DIY Ebike Guide and The Electric Bike Manifesto.
The e-bikes that make up Micah’s current daily drivers are the $999 Lectric XP4, the $1,295 Ride1Up Roadster V3, and the $3,299 Priority Current. But it’s a pretty evolving list these days.
You can send Micah tips at Micah@electrek.co, or find him on Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.
Bianchi took to Eurobike 2019 to launch its latest e-bike creation: The Bianchi E-SUV. This new electric mountain bike focuses on integrated design and high-end components to break new ground for Bianchi.
While electric skateboards may be brushed off by detractors as simple toys, you shouldn’t dismiss them so quickly. The truth is that they are actually potent commuter vehicles, as demonstrated by the Exway X1 Pro electric skateboard.
Check out our review below to see why this fast and fun electric skateboard makes such a great commuter vehicle.
Eurobike is one of the largest international bicycle trade shows in the world. This year saw a record number of electric bicycles. Here we’ve compiled all of the coolest and most interesting electric bicycles that we checked out at the show.
The popular Mercane WideWheel electric scooter may have an issue with its rear brake. After urging from the sole US distributor of the scooter, the Korean manufacturer is investigating to determine the severity of the issue and how widespread it may be. We spoke with the US distributor to get to the bottom of it.
The Sur Ron electric motorcycle is one of the most exciting off-road electric motorcycles to hit the scene recently. The high performance yet low-cost electric motorcycle showed off its abilities by smoking a bunch of gas motorcycles to win 1st place in a recent race. Check out the epic video below!
Electrek just spent the last few days touring Eurobike, the largest bicycle trade show in Europe. Electric bicycles dominated the show, and the Aevon Le Cafe Racer was certainly one of the more unique models on display.
Lime is offering a new feature for its electric scooter rentals in the US and Canada. Group Ride, which Lime announced today willing be rolling out soon in North America, seeks to ensure each rider in a group gets his or her own scooter.
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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any wilder in the electric bicycle space, this happens. UBCO has just revealed their upcoming UBCO FRX1 Freeride Trail Bike featuring motorcycle level specs, speeds of up to 50 mph (80 km/h), and functional bicycle pedals.
Greyp has unveiled its latest electric mountain bike, offering up the hardtail G5 e-bike at Eurobike in southern Germany.
As much as I’d love to just hop on my electric motorcycles and ride away carefree, there’s a decent amount of gear that goes into ensuring those rides are safe and fun.
As an electric motorcycle enthusiast and journalist, I get the chance to test out a decent range of gear throughout the year.
There’s just something awesome about flying around on an electric bike at a blistering 28 mph (45 km/h). And if that bike is a nicely spec’d, affordably priced, fat tire fun-mobile then all the better! The VeeGo 750 has proven to be all of those things and more. So read on to learn why this e-bike could be everything you want in an electric bicycle and more.
Electric motorcycles are becoming so popular that new companies and models are popping up all over the place. The latest comes to us from down under, as Australia introduces the Fonzarelli NKD naked electric motorcycle.
In a move being heralded by the electric bicycle community, e-bikes are now permitted to ride in all national parks on any trails open to pedal bicycles.
There are a number of great deals for electric bicycles and scooters this labor day. Don’t miss out on your chance to save big on your next two-wheeled electric vehicle!
California-based Juiced Bikes has just unveiled an impressive looking electric moped known as the Juiced Scorpion, and it comes with even more impressive looking specs. Read on to see what this new electric bicycle is packing.
I never thought I’d be as comfortable going 40 mph (64 km/h) on an electric scooter as I am on the Mantis electric scooter from FluidFreeRide. This scooter is not only crazy fast — it’s also crazy comfortable to ride. Check out the full review including the video below.
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With the increasing popularity of electric scooters, new designs are popping up all over the place. The latest is the B3 from Blacksmith, and it’s likely one of the more interesting electric scooters to be unveiled in a while.
Hyundai has just released details on the company’s newest electric vehicle. But this is no electric car — it’s an electric scooter!
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Evoke Motorcycles has announced that its 2020 line of Urban electric motorcycles has received a number of updates to improve rider experience.
New leaks have indicated that Sur Ron is working on a bigger, badder electric motorcycle known as the Sur Ron Boom Bee. Now Electrek has confirmed that the new electric motorcycle is in the works, and we’ve even gotten our hands on some early specs.
When you think of scooters, you think of Razor. That nostalgia is hardwired into my brain from childhood. Hitting jumps. Carving corners. Smacking my ankle on that freakin’ aluminum deck each time it would spin around. Oh, the good ol’ days.
But what you might not realize is that the Razor of yesteryear is still a potent force in today’s massive electric scooter market. I’ve been riding around on their latest Razor E-XR electric scooter and have been surprised by how powerful and robust this thing is.
As NIU furthers its global expansion, the company’s latest earnings report details continued growth and strong earnings. But the most interesting bit of all might have been the revelation that the company is working on a second, more affordable brand of electric scooters and mopeds to be called Gova.
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Rad Power Bikes has just released its newest electric bicycle, the RadRunner. And of course Electrek made sure to get one early so we could already have a review for you with all of the details.
Check it out below to see what makes the RadRunner the most fun (and most affordable) urban commuter in Rad Power Bikes’ lineup.
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Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle may be getting all the attention lately, but it’s not the only electric vehicle coming out of H-D. The company is now showing off prototypes for a line of Harley-Davidson electric bicycles with some very interesting features.