E-bikes and micromobility
Commuter, folding and city e-bikes, read on the makers' own US stores. The claims that matter here are battery, class, safety certification and warranty, and they are the ones makers most often leave unstated.
Five lines we check on every e-bike
Every guide in this terrain reads these five lines on the maker's own page and dates what it found. The full method is on how we check.
- 01
Price
Read on the maker's own US store, never a marketplace, dated.
- 02
Battery
Watt-hours from volts and amp-hours, then what a claimed mile allows.
- 03
Class and speed
Top speed and throttle against the model e-bike law.
- 04
Safety standard
Whether the product page names UL 2849 (bike) and UL 2271 (battery).
- 05
Warranty
Length, coverage, and whether the company can still honour it.
Every e-bike guide
Each one prints the date its figures were read and the date they will be read again.
Commuter e-bikes under $1,500
Twelve bikes from eight makers, checked on price per watt-hour, class, payload and whether the product page names UL 2849.
Lectric XP4 vs Velotric Fold 1 Plus
The bigger battery or the longer warranty, with both folds drawn to scale.
Rad Power warranty after the bankruptcy
Which bikes the new owner covers, by purchase date, and the CPSC battery warning.