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The skateboards carry the rider along without footpower; the tiny electric engine powers the wheels just like an electric motorcycle—with a top speed of 34 miles per hour.

The Velotric T1 has been ranked the best overall electric bike due to its impressive features, great ride quality, affordable price tag, and incredible design.

The Aventon Level.2 ebike is a solid and practical offering, being reliable, durable, and innovative. It provides a comforting riding experience, with features like an LED headlight, bright tail/brake lights, and a suspension fork. The bike delivers high on performance and value, with its affordable price tag of just short of $2000 making it a worthwhile investment.

The Turris from Ride1Up is a well-built and capable ebike offering good value for its price. Its assembly is a bit more involved than others, but includes comprehensive instructions and necessary tools. It offers a solid performance, good on a variety of terrains, with a pedal assist up to 28mph and a removable in-frame battery. Some minor adjustments might be needed, especially for tight fittings like fenders. The bike is also praised for its aesthetic, comfortable riding position and additional features like LED headlight and LCD screen.

Forbes staff member Dave Johnson reviews the Ride1Up LMT'D ebike, praising its affordability, premium features, excellent build, ride quality, and design. However, he does criticise the lack of integrated lighting and storage facilities. Overall, Johnson regards the bike as a worthwhile purchase for city commuters.

The Trek Allant+ 7S electric bike provides a fast, comfortable and sturdy ride with special features like a dependable 9-speed Shimano HG200 Alivio drivetrain and derailleur and a backlit Bosch Purion LCD controller. However, it comes with a hefty price tag of $3,899 and does not feature a throttle.

The Ride1Up Prodigy electric bike delivers exceptional build quality and ride quality, with a sleek design and a price that offers high value, despite being a mid-market model. Its appealing aesthetics, high-quality components and smooth ride thanks to its mid-drive motor make it an excellent choice for both recreational and city riding.

The Microgo M5 is a lightweight and foldable electric scooter designed by a Shenzhen-based company that provides a more affordable alternative to dockless scooters used in cities like Los Angeles. Although not as smooth a ride as some scooters due to its small solid tires, its portability and cost-effectiveness make it an appealing choice for short journeys.

The Microgo M5 is an affordable, portable and foldable electric scooter from Shenzhen that offers convenience especially for city use. However, its small tires and lack of shock absorption decrease ride quality. Despite its shortcomings, the Microgo M5 may prove to be a cost-effective option for those who regularly rent dockless scooters.

The Microgo M5, a lightweight, portable electric scooter, offers an affordable and convenient solution for short-distance commutes, although the ride is less smooth than larger models due to smaller wheel size and firm tires.

Polestar and CAKE are collaborating to create a Polestar-branded version of the CAKE Makka electric bike, designed to be carried on the back of a Polestar 2 car while charging. This aims to ease city traffic congestion by allowing users to switch from car to bike for the final leg of their journey.

The Electra Vale Go! E-Bike offers a stylish design and comfortable, smooth ride with features such as Shimano Alivio nine-speed derailleur, four levels of pedal assist power, a vibrant Bosch Kiox screen, and a 250W Bosch Active Line Plus motor. Despite its limited power for steep hills and heavy winds, it's appreciated for its quietness and comfort especially for leisurely rides.

The BMC Roadmachine 01 AMP X One is a high-quality electric road bike designed for long rides and Dynamic terrains, offering features like an endurance-focused design, an integrated drive system, integrated rear light and SRAM Force eTap AXS 1x12 configuration. The bike is versatile and comfortable to ride, with a sleek design and a surprisingly quiet motor.

The BMC Roadmachine 01 AMP X One is a versatile electric road bike that delivers powerful performance both on and off-road. It offers a high level of comfort and a smooth yet vigorous motor that distinguishes it from its competitors. Although on the pricier side, it is a good investment for those who seek an enhanced biking experience.

It’s a unique, intriguing bike that points towards an interesting future in electric motorcycle design.

I barely felt any bumps I happened to ride over.

The Aventon Pace 500 is a simple ebike that provides real and tangible value with more miles covered with less effort. It's highly recommended for casual rides, running errands and commuting. It’s high quality and worth the $1699 price point.

It’s fast, fun, looks great but most of all, it’s truly real-world useful. If you’ve got a commute you can do on a bike instead of a car, even a long one, this ebike is a great solution.

The Arcimoto FUV is revolutionary in that it again asks a question that, as a motorcycle rider, I’ve been asking since I started riding: _How much vehicle do you truly need?_

This is an e-bike Steve Jobs would have appreciated - and probably ridden.

The review lauds the Ride1Up 700 Series Ebike as an excellent value and well worth an expense slightly above budget models. The ebike is praised for its powerful 750-watt motor, 30-50 miles of range, integrated lights, and thoughtful extra features. However, its use of a cadence sensor for pedal assist was mentioned as a likely turn-off for those used to higher-end bikes.

The Evolve Hadean Carbon electric skateboard provides impressive performance both on and off road, with elements like its 3000-Watt electric motors, clearances for oversize wheels, programmable LED light strips, and power solidifying it as a high quality, fun ride.

"As I noted, for under $2,000, this is a lot of e-bike. Simple panniers further expand its capabilities, and besides it being a capable commuter, light-duty cargo hauler and great everyday ride to keep the miles off your car, it’s also just good fun to ride. Just add a better headlight and whatever other bits you need, and you should be set for years of e-bike enjoyment. "

"Zero’s Cypher II UI populates a new 5-inch LCD display that is somewhat app-configurable but oddly lacks an option for showing the time, an oversight hopefully fixable via a software update."

The Aventon Level.2 offers reliable performance, comfortable ride and good value. The bike is easy to set up, comes with bright LED lights, full fenders, rear rack, a color LCD display, and a 750-watt Bafang rear hub motor. It handles well even at higher speeds and comes with increased torque output, pedal assist and thumb throttle for freewheeling. It's built with an urban-biased trend and a lockout suspension fork. Aventon's commitment to high visibility at night is commendable.

The reviewer provides a detailed insight into his experience riding the Zero FXE electric motorcycle, highlighting its agile and light build, suitable for in-town riding. Despite initial disappointments with battery life during high-speed rides, realization dawned when using it for city errands, giving credit to its affordable and eco-friendly design.

"In and around town, it is a ride experience par excellence, with prodigious torque at any speed, capacious, versatile, and high-quality hard cases, adjustable suspension, and fantastic riding feedback with essentially a total absence of vibration."