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Rad Power Bikes, the Seattle-based e-bike startup that has raised more than $300 million from investors, went through another round of layoffs in July, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. This is…

VC darling Rad Power Bikes hit with another round of layoffs

When VanMoof declared bankruptcy last year, it left around 5,000 customers who had preordered e-bikes in the lurch. Now VanMoof is up and running under new management, and the company’s…

How VanMoof’s new owners plan to win over its old customers

New York City, home to over 60,000 gig delivery workers, has been cracking down on cheap, uncertified e-bikes that have resulted in battery fires across the city.  Some e-bike providers…

Whizz wants to own the delivery e-bike subscription space, starting with NYC

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Onyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died

James Khatiblou, the owner and CEO of Onyx Motorbikes, was watching his e-bike startup fall apart.  Onyx was being evicted from its warehouse in El Segundo, near Los Angeles. The company’s unpaid bills were stacking up. Its chief operating officer had abruptly resigned. A shipment of around 100 CTY2 dirt…

Onyx Motorbikes was in trouble — and then its 37-year-old owner died

EMotorad, an Indian startup manufacturing electric bikes, raised $20 million in a Series B round as it aims to disrupt China’s market domination and expand its presence in global markets.…

India’s EMotorad rides high with $20M investment for global e-bike push

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The best electric bikes in 2023 for every type of rider

With summer well underway and a federal e-bike incentive back on the Congress floor, it’s time to start thinking about electric bikes — and what might be the best one for you and your lifestyle. We’ve rounded up the best e-bikes for your specific needs, whether you’re commuting to work…

The best electric bikes in 2023 for every type of rider

The e-bike market in America is getting a brave new player. Off the back of its $7.4 million Series A funding close, Velotric announced this week that it will be doubling…

This e-bike brand by Lime and Didi vets pedals into the US with $12M raised

Since e-bike manufacturer Ride1Up closed a $6.5 million Series A led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, the 2018-founded San Diego-based company has seen steady sales growth, especially as consumers switched to…

Now with VC backing, Ride1Up is producing affordable mid-drive e-bikes, like the Prodigy

Today after the bell, scooter-sharing company Bird disclosed its third-quarter earnings, the first time it has done so as a public company. Bird recently merged with a SPAC, bringing cash…

Bird’s first public earnings show slight miss in Q3 revenue, full-year guidance improved

Shared electric micromobility giant Lime has closed a $523 million raise in convertible debt and term loan financing, money that Lime CEO Wayne Ting says is the next step on…

Lime raises $523M as it prepares to go public

The company provided me with the Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike for nearly a month, which gave me plenty of time to put it to the test. 

Ubco 2X2 Adventure Bike review: Utility that shreds

Joyride, a Toronto-based company that provides white label apps, back-end analytics and multimodal fleet management for shared micromobility startups, has raised $3.7 million — seed money that it says will…

Micromobility software provider Joyride raises $3.7 million seed round

Charge Bikes founder Nick Larsen and VP of product Peter Vallance wanted to reduce the pain points of buying and owning an electric bike to attract everyday folks and cycling…

Charge’s City is an e-bike for everyone

Gogoro, the mobility company best known for its SmartScooters, revealed details about its new e-bike brand Eeyo today. Eeyo will launch with two lightweight models, both powered by the SmartWheel,…

Gogoro unveils Eeyo, its new ebike brand

Micromobility has taken off over the last couple of years. Between electric bike-share and scooter-share, these vehicles have made their way all over the world. Meanwhile, some of these companies,…

Defining micromobility and its potential to be bigger than autonomous vehicles

This past weekend I ditched my electric skateboards and decided to risk my life testing a whole new and evolving category of personal electric vehicles: e-bikes. Lithium Cycles is one…

Lithium Cycles’ Super 73 Scout proves the simplest e-bike can be the most fun in city streets

Three years after its original eBike the Porteur, Faraday Bicycles is launching its second luxury eBike, the Cortland. Now available for preorder on Kickstarter, the Cortland will bring a better battery (290Wh for…

The Faraday Cortland Is An Electric Bike That Looks Like A Regular Bike