SONDORS MadMods unveiled as long-range and low-cost electric mopeds

In case you thought you’d seen all of the Super73-style electric bikes and mopeds on the market, assume once more. Electrical bicycle producer SONDORS has simply unveiled its personal line of recent electrical mopeds referred to as the SONDORS MadMods.

The announcement, which follows on the heels of a slew of other new SONDORS e-bikes, was made quietly this morning in a message to SONDORS’ e-mail record.

The corporate introduced the brand new Sondors MadMods lineup and revealed the early specs for the electrical mopeds.

Sporting mini-bike and scrambler styling harking back to many Eighties mopeds, the SONDORS MadMod e-bikes will function full suspension frames with a telescopic fork up entrance and twin rear coilover shocks within the rear. The type is considerably harking back to the Super73 R-Series electric bikes unveiled earlier this yr, albeit with two rear shocks as an alternative of 1.

Oh yeah, and for half the worth of these bikes.

The SONDORS MadMod lineup will apparently begin at simply $1,499, of which a $299 deposit will maintain your home in line for the estimated March 2021 launch. That matches with SONDORS‘ past launches, which have normally include unbelievable costs.

The MadMods will function 750W rear hub motors and 4″ fats tires, which once more matches the general electric moped/mini-bike trend we’re currently witnessing.

Nevertheless, SONDORS appears to be going with an fascinating dimension of 24″ diameter wheels. Most electric mopeds have opted for smaller 4″x20″ wheels, leaving bigger 4″x26″ wheels for plus-size fat-tire e-bikes. SONDORS appears to be splitting the distinction with a much less frequent 24″ wheel diameter.

One other curiosity addition to the SONDORS MadMods is a excessive capability 48V and 21Ah battery pack. Very few electric bicycles supply battery packs this massive. Sondors hasn’t launched a variety estimate but, however that enormous 1 kWh battery pack is bound to lead to prolonged driving instances.

SONDORS may even be including a variety of customization choices as nicely, as the corporate described in a message to its followers:

SONDORS MadMods is a premium moped type e-bike outlined by customization. Motorbike-inspired, with absolutely customizable configurations, boasting 750 watts of uncooked energy paired with our largest battery thus far.

The motorcycle-style seat and enormous entrance headlight definitely give the bike that old-school moped really feel, and the $1,499 worth is bound to assist the SONDORS MadMods compete in opposition to similarly styled Scrambler e-bikes.

However for now all we have now are laptop renders and an estimated delivery date subsequent yr. Let’s see if SONDORS can ship on these guarantees.

If that’s the case, extra established electrical minibikes, such because the Juiced HyperScrambler 2 under, could have one thing to fret about.

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