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Amflow’s 2026 E-MTBs: Every Headline Number, Translated

Amflow’s 2026 E-MTBs: Every Headline Number, Translated

Aug 16, 2026 | e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles

DJI spent twenty years making the numbers on a drone box mean something, and then went into bicycles. Amflow’s 2026 range is three models deep now — the original PL, and the PX and PR launched in April — and the numbers on the box are extraordinary: 150 Nm of...
The Motor Ate the Gearbox: How eCVT E-Bike Drives Work

The Motor Ate the Gearbox: How eCVT E-Bike Drives Work

Aug 15, 2026 | e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles

The derailleur has survived every attempt to replace it for a hundred years, and it has survived for a good reason: a bent piece of aluminium hanging off the back of a bike is lighter, cheaper and more efficient than anything else that changes gear. Hub gears lost on...
Why an E-Bike Battery Beats a Car Battery on Energy Density

Why an E-Bike Battery Beats a Car Battery on Energy Density

Aug 15, 2026 | Battery Technology, e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles

A Porsche Taycan Turbo S carries its energy at about 148 watt-hours per kilogram of battery pack. A Tesla Model 3 manages 171. The e-bike battery Gobao plans to sell in 2027 claims 243. The bicycle wins, and not narrowly. It is not because the bicycle has better cells...
Gobao’s Derailleur-Free Drive Published Its Numbers. One of Them Doesn’t Add Up

Gobao’s Derailleur-Free Drive Published Its Numbers. One of Them Doesn’t Add Up

Aug 15, 2026 | Battery Technology, e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles

Gobao brought a drive unit to Eurobike 2026 that deletes the derailleur, and — unusually for this category — brought the whole specification sheet with it. The X1P makes a claimed 150 Nm and 1,500 W peak from a 3.85 kg unit with a stepless 500% gear range, and it is...
Avinox Showed a Gearbox Motor and Almost No Numbers

Avinox Showed a Gearbox Motor and Almost No Numbers

Aug 15, 2026 | e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles

Avinox brought a motor with a gearbox inside it to Eurobike 2026 and told the world almost nothing about it. No torque figure. No power figure. No weight. No price. No date beyond a confirmation that it will not be sold in 2026. What it did publish is a gear range —...
TfL Announces Ban on Non-Folded E-bikes Starting March 31st

TfL Announces Ban on Non-Folded E-bikes Starting March 31st

Apr 1, 2025 | e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations

TfL Announces Ban on Non-Folded E-bikes Starting March 31st  London commuters who rely on e-bikes for their journeys will need to take note of a significant upcoming change. Transport for London (TfL) has officially announced a ban on all non-folded e-bikes across...