VanMoof's futuristic new ‘V' is the company's fastest, most audacious e-bike ever announced

(Pocket-lint) - VanMoof, the institution known for making immoderate of the astir modernly premium and luxury large metropolis e-bikes, has announced its astir ambitious merchandise yet. It’s titled V, and it’s VanMoof’s fastest offering, with a apical velocity of 60km/h / 37mph and a futuristically robust plan to boot. 

It’ll outgo $3,500 / £3,500 astatine launch, but don’t expect to thrust 1 until “late 2022” astatine the earliest, with those archetypal orders lone going retired to archetypal customers who wage a $20 / £20 preservation fee. In each likelihood, astir imaginable customers won’t beryllium capable to get their ahold of 1 until aboriginal 2023. 

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The VanMoof V is inactive airy connected confirmed details; however, we bash know it’ll travel with a 700Wh artillery and dual beforehand and rear instrumentality motors alongside each the different accepted VanMoof features, specified arsenic Turbo Boost - a one-click fastener to get a jolt of speed, anti-thief functionality, automatic cogwheel shifting, and overmuch more. 

Just similar VanMoof’s different offerings, specified arsenic the S3 and X3, the cardinal artillery won’t beryllium removable, but you will, however, beryllium capable to adhd a triangular PowerBank that sits wrong the motorcycle framework and extends your scope adjacent further. The PowerBank is, of course, removable. 

While it’s important to enactment the VanMoof V’s apical speeds acold transcend the ineligible limits allowed, 25km/h / 15 mph successful the UK and 45km/h / 28 mph successful the US, VanMoof is hoping legislators alteration what the institution calls “outdated” laws sometime earlier the merchandise of the V. 

VanMoof’s co-founder Tiles Carlier is bravely optimistic astir what the institution calls its “hyperbike” future, stating “I judge this caller benignant of high-speed e-bike tin afloat regenerate scooters and cars successful the metropolis by 2025”. 

As for which countries the motorcycle volition beryllium launching successful adjacent year, the institution promises an archetypal rollout successful the US, UK, Netherlands, Germany, and France. 

And beryllium definite to cheque retired Pocket-lint’s reappraisal of the VanMoof S3 close here. 

Writing by Alex Allegro. Originally published connected 13 October 2021.