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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.

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Review: 2019 Zero FXS is the low cost electric motorcycle field’s best kept secret

Zero FXS electric motorcycle

The Zero FXS electric motorcycle is the most affordable and (in my opinion) the most fun offering in the Zero lineup. And yet many people don’t even know it exists.

So grab yourself a drink and read on while I tell you a thing or two about why the Zero FXS is perhaps the best commuter electric motorcycle on the market right now.


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This is how easy it is to steal a $3,000 ‘unstealable’ electric bicycle [Update: Not easy at all, after all!]

Vanmoof’s S2 electric bicycle was unveiled last year as a theft-proof electric bike. A team at Digital Trends tried to prove that the bike had a glaring security issue, but it turned out they were working on a bike that came with a defect. Checkout the updates to learn more.

Update: Vanmoof has responded, calling the initial hacking claim by Digital Trends “misleading” and indicating that the bike had not been locked properly prior to initiating the hack detailed below.


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New $30k Curtiss Psyche electric motorcycle is an admitted ‘shot at Harley’

Curtiss Motorcycles has shown off an array of wild electric motorcycle designs over the past year. But while most are priced in the $75,000 range, the company’s newest design will be sold for less than half of that amount. And the company already admits it is designed to directly compete with Harley-Davidson’s new LiveWire electric motorcycle.


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This homemade electric land speed motorcycle just passed its first (illegal) test runs

shea nyquist streamliner electric motorcycle

We’ve been following Shea Nyquist’s attempt to build a land speed electric motorcycle in his garage for a few months now. Last time we checked in he had the major components finished. Now he’s completed preliminary testing and proved the stability of the parts heap turned impressive land speed electric motorcycle.

Next step? The Bonneville salt flats!


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Blitz Motors is taking its high speed electric scooters to Europe and India

While most electric scooter companies have largely stuck to lower speed urban scooters in the 45-75 km/h (28-46 mph) range, Blitz Motors has always wanted to go faster. That’s why the company has focused on electric scooters designed not just for traveling within cities, but also between them. And with the release of its newest model, the BLITZ3000X, the company is charging forward faster than ever.


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