Bafang has been making electric motor conversion kits for bikes since 2003, so it's got one of the longest track records in the market. Its motor units are also used by a number of bike brands in ...

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is ...

The best electric bike conversion kits offer a potentially more affordable route to electric biking. While electric bikes can be expensive, if you already have a suitable bike, an electric bike ...

While the electric motorcycle market is still in a somewhat odd position with many of the best options not quite having what it takes to seriously compete with gasoline contemporaries, the electric ...

The drive unit itself tips the scales at a claimed 1.6 kg (3.5 lb), although that figure doesn't include the frame-mounted battery pack. It was created by Italian startup Bikee Bike, which previously ...

The Italian electric bicycle conversion kit company Bikee Bike has a new lightweight kit known as the Lightest. As the name implies, Bikee says this is the lightest weight e-bike kit on the market, ...

For the past few years, MAHLE SmartBike Systems has made a name for itself producing lightweight e-bike motors, including the X20 hub drive motor system. As one of the lightest and most compact e-bike ...

One of the most common uses for electric bicycles is as an alternative urban transport vehicle. Why drive a 3,000 lb car when a 60 lb electric bike can move you through the city quicker and cheaper?