Monarc e-bikes launch, bike buses, more

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 new e-bikes from Monarc and Engwe, frames that are glued together from Flit, new e-bike laws, court-ordered pedaling, and more. The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the Wheel-E podcast today: Lectric just launched a new e-bike company, and it could shake up the premium market There’s a new low-cost e-bike that charges by USB-C Why this premium e-bike maker glues its bike frames together New e-bike law could help legalize those 30 and 40+ MPH ‘grey-zone’ bikes What is a bike bus and why are parents loving them so much? A court just decided how much foot movement counts as ‘pedaling’ an e-bike Velotric Tempo review: A lightweight commuter e-bike that gets a lot right Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 9:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 10:00 a.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/live/GIJ7p0UVaSY