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  • Stingray e-bike, Fuell Fllow, Metacycle test ride & more

    This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon getting in hot water for selling kits to hot-rod electric bikes, reviews of interesting new electric bikes, Erik Buell's electric motorcycle starts taking reservations, there's an upcoming electric Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, and lots more.

    This week's Podcast is again sponsored by Gates belt drives and their new Moto X5 Belts.

    The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.

    After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Spotify
    • Overcast
    • Pocket Casts
    • Castro
    • RSS
    • We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.

      Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:

      • FLX unveils new electric bicycle based on the timelessly cool Schwinn Stingray
      • KKBike K26S full-suspension fat tire e-bike review: A 30 mph rocket of an electric bike
      • Amazon takes heat for selling devices to hot-rod electric bikes for more speed
      • Review: Pedego’s City Commuter Platinum rides dreamy, but the best part isn’t even the bike
      • Erik Buell’s futuristic FUELL Fllow electric motorcycle finally opens reservations ahead of launch
      • First look at electric Kawasaki Ninja and Kawasaki Z electric motorcycle, coming out in 2023
      • SONDORS Metacycle low-cost electric motorcycle first ride: Does it live up to the hype?
      • Weird Alibaba: Only $2,000 for this great-looking electric Vintage VW bus, with a small twist
      • Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 10:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 11:00 a.m. ET):

        https://youtu.be/PWods3JELKk
        1 hr 3 min
      • Wheel-E Podcast: Gates belt drives, Lectric XP 3.0 drops, funky-looking e-bikes & more

        This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes a new best-bang-for-your-buck electric bike known as the Lectric XP 3.0, Gates unveiled a new belt drive system, SONDORS is headed for an IPO, test rides of two upcoming highway-capable affordable electric motorcycles and lots more.

        Special Guest this week Jonathan Weinert, PhD Director, Strategic Marketing - Global Mobility at Gates talks to us about the new Moto X5 Belts and all things belt drive. Big thanks to Gates for sponsoring this week's show.

        The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.

        After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:

        • Apple Podcasts
        • Spotify
        • Overcast
        • Pocket Casts
        • Castro
        • RSS
        • We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.

          Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:

          • Gates Carbon Drive reveals new Moto X5 belts, making electric motorcycles even more silent
          • Lectric XP 3.0 launched as most affordable 2-passenger e-bike, and we got the first ride [Video]
          • Electric bike brand SONDORS files for IPO with new product hints, but details raise troubling questions
          • This funky-looking electric bike claims to be the safest e-bike in the world
          • Scientific study shows how much traffic increases when e-bikes and e-scooters are banned
          • GMC announces HUMMER EV electric bike with all-wheel-drive to complement electric supertruck
          • Honda patents this teeny tiny electric motorcycle that snaps together with others like Transformers
          • Ryvid Anthem first ride: Testing a budget electric motorcycle that looks like a million bucks
          • First ride: CSC RX1E $8k and 80 MPH electric motorcycle is a perfect starter bike
          • Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 10:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 11:00 a.m. ET):

            https://youtu.be/3Sdclw9pB0M
            1 hr 13 min
          • Lectric XPremium, new Razor e-scooter, MOKE in the US & more

            This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an electric bike that apparently breaks in half, new e-bikes from Trek and Specialized, MOKE International entering the US market, fun new electric quadricycles and lots more.

            The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.

            After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:

            • Apple Podcasts
            • Spotify
            • Overcast
            • Pocket Casts
            • Castro
            • RSS
            • We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.

              Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:

              • After defective Fiido X e-bike recalled for breaking in half, now another model is doing it
              • Rivian doubles down on electric bikes, CEO says company ‘super excited’ about e-bikes
              • Specialized unveils its first low-cost electric bicycle model under new Globe line
              • Trek says its new ultra-lightweight road e-bike looks and feels like a non-electric bike
              • Lectric XPremium review: The most affordable, quality mid-drive electric bike that money can buy
              • Razor relaunches its ankle-smashing iconic 2000s kick scooter as a low-cost electric scooter
              • The Renault Twizy electric funmobile to be succeeded by this new electric quadricycle
              • MOKE International returns to US with street-legal 50 mph open-top electric vehicle
              • Weird Alibaba: This Chinese electric car looks like a beautiful 1920s roadster
              • Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 9:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 10:00 a.m. ET):

                https://youtu.be/_35buid3r4M
                56 min
              • New Yamaha e-bikes, Del Mar test ride, electric Polaris RANGER & more

                This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Yamaha and Delfast, test riding the new LiveWire S2 Del Mar and the Polaris RANGER XP Kinetic, new electric motorcycles from Sur Ron and SUPER73, and lots more.

                1 hr 7 min
              • Harley police e-bikes, electric bike theft, Zero DSR/X & more

                This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes news about Harley-Davidsons electric motorcycles and electric bicycles, a new two-seater shared e-bike from Veo, e-bike reviews, e-bike anti-theft tips, Zero's new long range adventure electric motorcycle, and lots more.

                45 min
              • Wheel-E Podcast! Volcon electric mopeds, solar-charging e-bikes, electric unicycles & more

                This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an unexpected unveiling of a new electric moped-style bike, new dirt jumper e-bikes from ONYX, an ultra high-speed electric unicycle, testing anti-lock brakes for electric bikes, a DIY solar-charging electric bike, Gogoro hitting a major milestone for electric motorcycle battery swapping, and lots more.

                1 hr 2 min
              • Fat tire electric trikes, new NIU, Can-Am electric motorcycles & more

                This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from companies including Addmotor and NIU, a discussion of how the Inflation Reduction Act left out critically important electric bicycles, upcoming electric motorcycles from Can-Am and Kawasaki, fast electric surfboards, and lots more.

                45 min
              • Special episode for Eurobike 2022 with the latest e-bike news

                This week on a special episode of Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most interesting news and announcements from Eurobike 2022, the largest electric bicycle trade show in Europe. Some of the biggest stories include a first chance to test Tern's new Quick Haul electric bike, the massive amount of cargo e-bikes at the show, anti-lock braking for e-bikes from a joint Blubrake & Shimano venture, a perceptible drop in pedal bikes, and lots more.

                This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Tern Bicycles, who recently released the Quick Haul to make quality electric cargo bikes more affordable.

                The Wheel-E podcast normally runs every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.

                After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:

                • Apple Podcasts
                • Spotify
                • Overcast
                • Pocket Casts
                • Castro
                • RSS
                • We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.

                  Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 12:15 p.m. ET (or the video after 1:00 p.m. ET):

                  https://youtu.be/mOe1e8_19UY
                  27 min

                About Wheel-E

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                An e-bike podcast covering the ebike industry and other non-automobile electrified transportation

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