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Wheel-E Podcast: Honda E-cub moped, RCA e-bikes, cheap electric boats & more

Electrek

This time that includes new electric bikes from the consumer electronics brand RCA, a new electric trike from Lectric eBikes, Honda revealed its E-Cub for the Chinese market, a high power hubless wheel electric motorcycle, low-cost electric boats with a Mercury electric outboard motor and lots more.

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Mukkpet Tank review: How good is a super low-cost full-suspension fat tire e-bike?

Baua Electric

But it works, which is what cheap e-bike hunters are after. You won’t get the 50 miles (80 km) of range they claim, at least not without pedaling your heart out alongside the 750W motor, but half of that range is easily doable even on throttle. The post Mukkpet Tank review: How good is a super low-cost full-suspension fat tire e-bike?

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IDTechEx: Sales of electric motorcycles in Europe grew 50% y-o-y in 2020

Green Car Congress

Besides the low cost of ownership, electric motorcycles improve the riding experience, taking away the noise, fumes, vibration, shifting, and clutching from the user experience, alongside the environmental benefits of low emissions. The motor has no transmission and is direct drive to the rear wheel, with instant torque.

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Say what?! Walmart has full-suspension mid-drive electric bikes now?

Electrek

Walmart has long offered an interesting array of low-cost electric bicycles. But while Walmart is known for its super cheap e-bikes, the company has never offered higher-end e-bikes with nicer features like mid-drive motors. Some of the bikes have even dipped down into ultra-budget territory with prices below $400.

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Say what?! Walmart has full-suspension mid-drive electric bikes now?

Electrek

Walmart has long offered an interesting array of low-cost electric bicycles. But while Walmart is known for its super cheap e-bikes, the company has never offered higher-end e-bikes with nicer features like mid-drive motors. Some of the bikes have even dipped down into ultra-budget territory with prices below $400.

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Initial Results of UK EV Driver Study Show Increased Confidence and Low Cost Recharging

Green Car Congress

Collecting real-world analysis of electric vehicles is essential in understanding actual demands and requirements of low carbon vehicles for consumers. The low cost of ‘refuelling’ in relatively short periods of time reinforce this. —Brian Price, lecturer in Engineering Systems and Management at Aston.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

Teslarati

market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S.