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Yes, same as Workcycles.

Amsterdam Bicycle Company had for several years been importing Dutch built upright town e-bikes and cargo bikes from Azor and Bakfiets through Delaware. Today their website announced a pause in Ebike sales owing to 50% tariffs on steel or aluminum derived products from the EU Amsterdam Bicycle...

Here’s a video introducing the g3ared crankset. Good to see the inside. This is a completely different design from former competitor VanMoof’s hub e-shifter that had way too many mechanical failures, though can be jury-rigged repaired using paracord as per Dean Neistat’s video.

…And here they are! The new Pashley Britannia-E and Briton-E! Mahle X30 rear hub motor, removable battery in a leather bag on the rack, belt drive option, hydraulic disk brakes, and an innovative 3-speed G3ared planetary internally geared crankset. Weighs 20kg/44lb

Details over on the Brompton sub-Reddit. tldr: new motor, moved from the front to the rear, new carrier block from the g-line, and finally they added a handlebar controller. Brompton US website is currently selling the remaining 1st gen C/P/T line electric stock at 20% off

BRAIN article reporting EBC’s bankruptcy Also reported on social media: Facebook Reddit

Thank you Matt for sharing your knowledge freely with fellow travellers. RIP

Wall Street Journal report on the new 15mph Ebike speed limit in New York City.

Version 2.0 is now advertised on the Argo website with delivery from September. It’s still compatible only with rear hub motor e-bikes

https://static.giant-bicycles.com/Manuals/E-Bike_manual_v80_EN_1622473866.pdf

UK Brompton dealer Brilliant Bikes has a video demonstrating what adapter you need to make the new Greenway 345wh UL-certified battery pack from the G-Line work with older Brompton Electric C & P Line models that have the original 300wh BMZ battery.

Does she need a throttle if the bike had a torque sensor, which acts as a foot throttle? The Dahon k-feather weighs 26lb and has a torque sensor. Short range battery & single speed but seriously light.

Yes, I find it takes the edge off a bumpy ride, adding not much weight. It does bottom out occasionally which can be jarring but I never feel like I’m losing control.

The District of Columbia has opened the Ebike incentive lottery to all DC residents from Feb 1 through Feb 21 2025. Details at https://ddot.dc.gov/page/district-e-bike-incentive-program

Try seeing if a Veer belt kit might work

Interested to read Pedego franchises may soon be able to sell the n+ F1 Rallye with Pinion c1.9 Good to see support coming from an established bike service network.

It was marketed at the start as a farm vehicle, and won a contract for New Zealands postal service, so it was always a work vehicle. Dual hub motor design and a big battery.

New Zealand brand UBCO has reportedly gone into receivership, source https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ubco-collapse-customers-anxious-about-parts-ex-staffer-speaks-out/BYD2EL5TGRCVPP3PXKSGW4XR5A/

Gov Hochul in her 2025 State of the State report proposes reclassifying as mopeds Class 3 e-bikes weighing over 100lb, presumably including Class 3 Cargo Bikes and electric delivery trikes.

According to the transcript of the Aug 26 Assembly hearing, after the wording change, Laura Friedman emphasized the battery safety aspects of SB 1271 while acknowledging it changes the definition of an e-bike, but as Matt says its not clear who actually changed the wording. Friedman gets a 118%...