Wheel-E

Solar moped, XPedition 2.0, LiveWire scooter, more

Wheel-E

Show Notes

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes the launch of the Lectric XPedition 2.0, Yamaha e-bikes pulling out of North America, LiveWire unveils an electric scooter concept, PNY readying its cargo e-scooters for pilot testing, Royal Enfield's first electric motorcycle, and more.

The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the Wheel-E podcast today:

Lectric unveils major upgrades to XPedition 2.0 e-bike, no price increase

Yamaha throws in the towel, pulls out of e-bike market in North America

Japan’s coolest-looking electric cargo trike is now coming to the US

This new sun-powered electric cargo moped is literally giant solar panels on wheels

PNY’s electric cargo motorcycle is actually hitting the road

LiveWire unveils powerful electric maxi-scooter built on its motorcycle platform

Royal Enfield unveils new electric motorcycle – and it's the perfect type

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 9:30 a.m. ET (or the video after 10:30 a.m. ET):

https://www.youtube.com/live/AEjuZ_jy6Sc

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