You seem to raise some interesting points, but due to the frankly somewhat amazing degree of incoherence, replying to any of them seems out of the question, at least without asking for clarification. And it’s interesting only to those who’d bother to read past the first line, like I very nearly didn’t.

Batteries are expensive to manufacture the facilities to manufacture andexpensive with obsolete chemistries but not too expensive for bikes. Only to expensive it seems to own theip for to not sell out for the capital to ramp up as A’s selling out to a chinese auto supplier ina confidential MOU that probabl ymakes itharder not easier to buy there latest cells if your just a bike factory owner regardless of how large a majority of the planet currently* comes to you not evil car industry for mobility.

Lets’ be clear though- present pedal technology especially in upright bikes is terribly energy inefficient as shifty ones wait strainsii frames cusing htem to generate heat and sap energy and also vary the downward acceleratoin so the tires etc. can’ be as high in pressure as otherwise.

Elliptically interfaced to our bodies or recumbent frames dont’ need the grid at all- exceptfor the thousands of dollars of rebates using one instead of a Volt or other globaldestroying monstrousity consumes.

Again it’s $7500 per commuter that we are offering to anhyone using electricity and courts will back me up on this- of course you have ot have a job to owe ov er $7500 butif you do pay taxes it’s demented to complain about the euro’s and fraudulent to not disclose the present exchange rate is MISSLEADING!!!!

Of course teh free golf carts sold out.

What makes walmart able to sell bikes is nobody uses them.

Selling a bike htat actually gets miles put on it is a different industry altogether- like landlines for instance.

Also thinking the vehicle is where cost reduction shoudl be realised is utterly ignorant.

Putting people on bikes takes congested snail pace roads currently scheduled fordemoltion along with the billions of dollars of housing etc. alongtehm for widening and overnight makes them fun, fast, clean, safe, .. buts somehow resistable by Mr. Ford’s scheming to modernise even more expensive parking garages?

He’s a deadender but one who’ps never failed. russian roulette is liek that though.

Anyway, it’s a sleek bike. The kit looks to be an entry level crystalyte g series motor. Not too nice, but it’d be more reliable than a smaller, lighter geared motor and does regen which saves tons of brake pads. Like 10,000 miles and still on the same set of pads

Battery is a bit anemic…. but it always is. Why? Why? Why? My 70lb, 50mph ebike has a 1kw battery. Could they not tack on 5lb more of battery to double the range of this bike?

For those harping on the price… you can always build your own for 1/7th the price. The great thing about ebikes is you don’t need top of the line components to make a great ebike. Everything but the brakes can be shitty and heavy, and it won’t matter. Since you have a motor.

But yeah the price is crazy… especially when a stealth fighter cost $10k and a Zero cost $12k

I think that the new e-bikes are absolutely remarkable though for what they have been able to do with styling and power. Perfect rides for any commuters