Tesla e-bike?

[Buckminster]

Thread to discuss possible rumours.

 

[Buckminster]

Rumors have it that Giga Berlin may add an e-bike as one of its first products:

Giga Berlin news & NEW PRODUCT might be coming soon !!! (see tweet in orginal German)

c.f. Elon Musk says a Tesla Electric Bicycle could be coming from a 2018 podcast

 

[Buckminster]

Since it is the weekend, let's start the speculation on "Robo-bikes" and the trillions of dollars in revenue Tesla will get automagically when they start the "fleet" and owners can have their bikes join the "network". Do you really think Elon will let google beat him to the punch on this?

 

[ThomasD]

The video was faked

Fact Check: Know the truth behind Google's 'self-driving' bicycle

A video of a "self-driving" bicycle passing through the roads of the city is viral on social media with the claim that it is a revolution in cycle invention by the American tech giant Google. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the claim is misleading.

www.indiatoday.in

 

[Brando]

This time Tesla might be the coming competition. check out

Greyp Bikes - The World’s First Fully Connected e-bikes

At Greyp, we're designing and creating the worlds' first fully connected e-bikes to bring you the next-level technology and riding experience

www.greyp.com

 

[ThomasD]

A bit pricey

 

[DrSmile]

Tesla really needs to explore this more... comparing my M3 to my electric bike the efficiency difference is more than an order of magnitude, on a really cold day almost 2 orders of magnitude (the bike is about 50x more efficient) because the M3 has to preheat and stay warm while parked at work.

 

[thesmokingman]

lol, connected ebike so you can be abreast of your strava comp?

 

[Buckminster]

Huh, Tesla?

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1651953290689777666

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[Buckminster]

People want Tesla to make an e-bike, survey shows

 

[Watts_Up]

People want Tesla to make an e-bike, survey shows

An e-bike is not really a bicycle but e-bikes are a new modern type of Moped.

Some of those new e-bikes, especially with big tires, are so hudge and heavy
and go so fast that they should not be authorised to ride on bicycle lanes or sidewalk
as they can be dangerous for other bicycles and pedestrians.

 

[DrSmile]

An e-bike is not really a bicycle but e-bikes are a new modern type of Moped.

Some of those new e-bikes, especially with big tires, are so hudge and heavy
and go so fast that they should not be authorised to ride on bicycle lanes or sidewalk
as they can be dangerous for other bicycles and pedestrians.

As an avid cyclist I can tell you they provide an excellent draft/pace, it's Keirin on my local roads now!

If the ebike is replacing a car I think it's worth the slightly increased risk to other cyclist and pedestrians. An ebike can easily achieve 50 miles per kWh, good luck doing that with an electric car!

There are lots of problems with most current "mass market" ebikes (shady companies, poor battery pack life, cheap components, heavy weight to name a few) so if you want a decent one you have to spend motorcycle money, at least $5K for a good one. But isn't that where Tesla started 15 years ago, expensive niche products?

In full disclosure I own an electric bike that I use to commute and shop. I almost never pedal the bike because it makes almost no difference in speed. It's not really meant for exercise.