Quote from: Mark Strum on July 27, 2022, 04:41:19One year ago we purchased a used Chevy Bolt for $14,000 with 245 miles of range and now it's equiped with new batteries. I'm an avid cyclist but this bike is competing as an electronic transportation vehicle.

usually bikes that are considered car replacement are cargo ebikes that can accommodate kids or even adult passenger, with significant room for cargo and high payload. plus mid drive to make sure it can  climb with that payload. you don't want to push the bike uphill when it's loaded.
the problem is that it can only replace a car if you are living in a very safe environment, otherwise leaving a 5k+ evoke unattended when anyone with a van and bolt cutter can take it in less than a minute will probably generate some anxiety. of course if you are willing to adapt, commute with safe bike storage at both ends, never park your bike unattached to a solid mounting point or in a low passage area, never leave it overnight, a high end evoke can replace a car for your local errands. but in reality most people that do everything by bike live in big cities do it with a beaten daily bike or low to mid tier ebike. northern Europe is kind of an exception thanks to the massive bike infrastructure. I'm not aware of all the options for comprehensive ebike insurance with full theft and damage coverage but I bet it's not cheap in most places. I don't know if anti theft devices are effective either but I hope I one day you'll be able to bike everywhere without worrying everyday about having your bike stolen.

I'm very interested in the future of pinion gearbox and other reliable zero maintenance bike transmission, 200ms shifts sounds great, but I think the future of ebikes, especially high end, is integrated mid drive motor + transmission power unit. this is a class 3+ ebike with 28mph and power over 750W, although it's unclear if 940W is nominal or peak it might not be road legal in the us, but with weak 52Nm rear hub, no rear or fork suspension, only seat suspension and non fat tires, it will be both a harsh ride at 28mph on anything but smooth pavement, and it won't climb well at all (worse than the ride1up 700 which is a dog at climbing with it's 56Nm) and won't be really quick to take off from a start in urban stop and go traffic either. the huge battery would only be really useful to maintain good range at high speed if the bike was able to maintain comfortable 28mph on various bumpy and hilly terrain which it won't due to its lack of torque and suspension.
so overall it looks to me like a very unbalanced and most probably pricey ebike that will not deliver on its high speed promise. no one's gonna put 8 hours a day on an ebike unless you're bike packing and then lack of torque or mid drive is a deal breaker if you wanna cruise all day with luggage without pushing the bike uphill

One year ago we purchased a used Chevy Bolt for $14,000 with 245 miles of range and now it's equiped with new batteries. I'm an avid cyclist but this bike is competing as an electronic transportation vehicle.