China tariffs killing e-bikes, USB-C e-bike charging, 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 an analysis of how the Trump tariffs will affect e-bike pricing in the US, USB-C chargeable e-bikes launched by Ampler, Specialized e-bike recall, Juiced Bikes revived as a brand, kayak camping with the JackRabbit XG Pro, Walkcar's new device that does the walking for you, 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: Trump’s massive tariffs – and sudden backtrack – bring chaos to e-bike prices Ride1Up launches new Vorsa electric bike as incredible bang-for-your-buck urban ride First ever USB-C chargeable electric bikes launched, hopefully becoming new trend Specialized recalls several models of electric bikes for eating riders’ clothing Juiced Bikes brand to be revived after surprise purchase by pair of e-bike icons I tried taking a tiny e-bike kayak-camping on a deserted island. Here’s what happened Going full Wall-E: This new Japanese device does all the walking for you 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/9E1XM9qDua4