Electric Bikes with Good Design — A Collection
Electric bikes get a bad wrap. Here are some of the best electric and pedal-assist bike designs.
Single Speed Designs
Cowboy Bike 1,790€ (~$2,100 USD but only available in Belgium)
WEIGHT: 16 kg (35 lbs)
MOTOR: 250 W
BATTERY 250 WH
RANGE: up to 50 km (32 miles)
TOP SPEED: 25–30 km/h
Faraday Cortland: $3,500 USD |~2,275€
WEIGHT: 18 kg (40 lbs)
MOTOR: 250 W / 350 W Peak
BATTERY 290 WH
RANGE: 40 km (25 miles)
TOP SPEED: 32 km/h (20mph)
Best Step-Thu Designs
Moustache Lundi 26: $3,000+ USD ($4,150 CAD)
WEIGHT: 25+ kg (55+ lbs)
MOTOR: 250 W | 295–600 W Peak
BATTERY: 300–500 WH
RANGE: 40-100 km (25–62 miles)
TOP SPEED: limited by local laws (typically 32 km/h)
Gazelle Arroyo C8: $3,500 USD
WEIGHT: 24.5 kg (54 lbs)
MOTOR: 250 W | 570 W Peak
BATTERY 482 WH
RANGE: 64-161 km (40-100 miles)
TOP SPEED: 32 km/h (20 mph)
Motocross Design
Cake Kalk: 13,000€ (Available Feb 2018)
WEIGHT: 69 kg (152 lbs)
MOTOR: 9,000 W | 15,000 W Peak
BATTERY 2,600 WH
RANGE: ~80 km
TOP SPEED: 75 km/h (47 mph)
Compact / Folding Design
GoCycle GS: $2,800 USD
WEIGHT: 17kg (37.4 lbs)
MOTOR: 500 W | 750 W Peak
BATTERY 292 WH
RANGE: 29–80 km (18–50 miles)
TOP SPEED: 32 km/h (20 mph)
Moped Design
Vespa Electrica: Price TBD
WEIGHT: 102 kg (225 lbs)
MOTOR: 4,000 W
BATTERY: TBD
RANGE: 100 km (60 miles)
TOP SPEED: 30 km/h (19 mph)
2,000 kW Nominal 4,000 kW Peak
Conversion Design
Copenhagen Superpedestrian: $1,500 USD
WEIGHT: 7.6 kg (16.8 lbs)
MOTOR: 250 W | 350 W peak
BATTERY 279 WH
RANGE: 24–48 km (15–30 miles) Has regenerative braking)
TOP SPEED: 40 km/h (25 mph)
Best Concept Bikes
