17 Best Electric Bikes (2025): Hauling, Commuting, Mountain Biking

Honorable Mentions

Radio Flyer Via Pro for $2,899: Editor Julian Chokkattu could not person had a amended acquisition than this easy-to-use and easy-to-assemble people 2 electrical cargo bike. For much info, cheque retired our guideline to nan Best Electric Cargo Bikes.

Aventon Level 3 for $1,899: The caller Aventon Level 3 is an easy-to-ride ebike that features a clean, step-through creation and each characteristic you could want successful a standard-size ebike for riding astir town. There are built-in fenders and lights, and a large colour show shows you really overmuch of nan up to 70 miles of advertised scope you person remaining. I person ridden it up to astir 25 miles astatine a clip pinch my dense 6’2” frame, easy ending my rides pinch 20 percent of artillery left. The framework feels comfortable and sturdy, acknowledgment to a double-walled building and improved Shimano gears and brakes. The beforehand suspension fork and semi-hidden suspension spot station adhd to comfortableness comparative to different bikes I’ve tested successful this value range, and I for illustration that nan Aventon app lets you group up things for illustration distant locking and geofencing, truthful you tin support an oculus connected your costly motorcycle from afar. The built-in move signals, which usage nan bike’s rear lights, are different prize erstwhile riding successful cities astatine night. —Parker Hall

Tenways CGO800S for $1,999: This is simply a fund step-through metropolis ebike. It boasts up to 50 miles of artillery life, and I sewage much than 30. The torque sensor is soft and responsive to pedaling astatine various speeds. However, there's nary throttle, and because this motorcycle is meant to fresh riders of a immense scope of sizes (they opportunity 5'1'' to 6'3''), nan framework was not arsenic comfortable to pedal for maine (5'11") arsenic immoderate large-size bikes. —Martin Cizmar

Engwe LE20 for $1,599: The trading constituent of this motorcycle is that for $1,500, you get a cargo motorcycle pinch room for a monolithic payload and 2 high-capacity batteries, which is theoretically capable to traverse 211 miles while carrying a 165-pound rider. The batteries only carried maine astir 80 miles connected a azygous complaint (I measurement a batch much and didn't pedal arsenic overmuch arsenic I could have) during 3 days of testing connected America's longest rail-to-trail project, but still, that's a wow stat. This is nan roughest assembly occupation I've had pinch a DTC ebike, and I yet did return it into a shop wherever nan proprietor congratulated maine connected nan wise determination to not thrust it as-is. With weight pushing 100 pounds, it's not easy to load up for travel—you're not putting this point connected a rack. It carries cargo pinch ease, and pinch nan $170 fast-charger upgrade, you tin screen superior mileage successful a day. —Martin Cizmar

Aventon Ramblas for $2,599: Aventon made a mountain bike! It's a batch of motorcycle for an affordable price, but conscionable a small excessively dense to return retired for its intended usage case. It makes a nice, rugged commuter, however.

Linus eDutchi for $1,799: Need a comfy cruiser? The Linus eDutchi is simply a comfy people 1 ebike pinch beautiful colors and loads of proprietary accessories.

Electra Loft Go! for $1,500: I besides emotion nan Electra Loft Go!, which is different comfy sit-up formation cruiser, but nan Priority has a somewhat much powerful centrifugal for nan aforesaid price.

Xtracycle Estoker for $4,499: This is astir apt nan motorcycle that I spot astir often successful my Portland, Oregon, neighborhood. It has a durable, sturdy Chromoly alloy framework and larger 24-inch wheels, on pinch a Shimano mid-drive centrifugal that makes it cleanable for much grueling conditions. Unfortunately, you do person to beryllium complete 5'6" (which I americium not) to thrust it.

Gazelle Eclipse for $5,999: If you want to cognize conscionable really awesome nan Bosch strategy tin be, nan Eclipse (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is nan much costly type of nan Radster Road above. It has a nicer shifter, a smarter motor—even nan overgarment occupation is nicer. It's conscionable overmuch much expensive.

Heybike Tyson for $1,399: You get a lot of worldly for not very overmuch money pinch this fat-tire, folding ebike (6/10, WIRED Review), including suspension, blinkers, a throttle, and 1 of nan astir obnoxious horns I've ever heard. The components are not super-high-quality, but it's an affordable, comfortable measurement to dip your toes into ebike waters.

The Gocycle G4I+ for $5,999: Gocycle's high-end, fast-folding luxury bikes are designed by a erstwhile McLaren engineer. This quieter, lighter loop has amended torque, a caller carbon-fiber beforehand fork, and an moreover much achy price.

The Bunch Original Electric Cargo Bike for $6,495: I didn't attraction for nan Bunch, but my family did. It's a standard, if somewhat expensive, container motorcycle arsenic you mightiness spot successful Europe. It'll activity good if you unrecorded successful a level area and don't person to spell very fast.

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Niu Electric Bike BQi-C3 Pro for $1.699: Commerce head Martin Cizmar tested this motorcycle and had a litany of complaints. The riding position is excessively aggressive, and nan motorcycle framework doesn't fresh communal components for illustration a h2o vessel and his pannier. The disc brakes weren't suited to stopping it from 28 mph.

The Retrospec Jax Rev for $1,000: We wanted to emotion this sleek, stylish folding bike, but we couldn't thief worrying astir its durability.

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