This $5,000 EV motorcycle has wireless phone charging and costs less than some regular bicycles – see more
Clement Waterfall February 3, 2021
Kristen LeeJan 20, 2021, 19:25 IST
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- The Metacycle is an all-electric motorcycle from Sondors, a firm known for electric bicycles.
- It comes with an estimated 80 miles of range and wireless phone charging.
- At $5,000, the Metacycle is very attractively priced.
The electric motorcycle isn’t a new idea – the $30,000 Harley-Davidson LiveWire and $24,000 Tarform Luna are two examples – but the brand-new Sondors Metacycle has at least one thing going for it: an astoundingly low price.
Weighing in at just 200 pounds, the $5,000 Metacycle has an estimated range of 80 miles and offers wireless charging for your phone while you ride, Sondors said in a press release. Given that electric bikes from Harley and Tarform cost far more, the Metacycle’s price alone should make you sit up and pay attention.
Read on to learn more.
The Metacycle is the first all-electric motorcycle from Sondors.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsYou’ll remember Sonders as a maker of fat-tire electric bicycles.
Sondors e-bike.
Hollis JohnsonThe Metacycle was designed with an urban environment in mind.
Sondors Metacycle.
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The bike is largely made from aluminum.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsThe frame, for example, is all-aluminum.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsIn total, the Metacycle weighs a mere 200 pounds.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsThere’s a hub motor that makes a claimed 8 kWh of nominal power and 14.5 kWh of peak power.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsIt also makes a claimed 80 pound-feet of nominal torque and 200 pound-feet of peak torque.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsRange is an estimated 80 miles.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsTop speed comes to 80 mph.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsFor a city environment, these stats sound pretty ideal.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsYou can even wirelessly charge your phone while you ride.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsOh, and the Metacycle’s battery? It’s removable.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsIt can be charged in four hours, Sondors says.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsYou can charge the bike at public charging stations, too.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsSondors says the Metacycle will start at just $5,000.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsYou can preorder the bike by going to Sondors’ website.
Sondors Metacycle.
SondorsThe Tarform Luna electric motorcycle, on the other hand, starts at $24,000.
Tarform Luna.
TarformAnd the Harley-Davidson LiveWire starts at around $30,000.
The Harley-Davidson LiveWire
Harley-DavidsonThe Metacycle might be lower on power and range, but it makes up for that in affordability.
Sondors Metacycle.
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