It’s changing into extra frequent for automakers to crew up with specialised micromobility firms to supply small, light-weight autos to enrich their automobiles—all the foremost automotive producers have tried it in some unspecified time in the future. Polestar has simply revealed a brand new electrical bicycle that it says goes completely with any of the SUVs it at present affords. It’s an electrical mountain bike made by a specialised firm in Sweden referred to as Allebike.
This full-suspension bike has 29-inch wheels, 6.7 inches of suspension journey on the entrance, and 6.3 inches of journey within the rear. It encompasses a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer body housing a Shimano EP8 mid-drive motor with a peak output of 500 watts and as much as 62.7 pound-feet (85 Nm) of torque.
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That’s a wholesome increase that will help you effortlessly climb steep inclines, and the juice shouldn’t run out too rapidly because of the 750-watt-hour battery, which is among the many greater ones in the marketplace. With a full cost, the pedal help from the electrical motor can final for 60 miles earlier than the battery must be topped up.
Polestar doesn’t construct the bike in-house, however it’s being constructed specifically for it, so it options Polestar branding within the producer’s official script in addition to gold particulars to match its automobiles. With its Polestar shade scheme, that is one handsome mountain bike, and it seems to be even higher strapped to the again of a Polestar 3, as proven within the official photographs you possibly can see within the gallery.
With its massive carbon body, battery, highly effective motor and Polestar branding, this Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered doesn’t come low cost with a price ticket of €8,900 ($9,900). The bikes might be delivered by Allebike, and they’re at present solely out there in European Union international locations and Switzerland.
This isn’t the primary time Polestar has dabbled with micromobility. In 2021, it introduced the Makka – Polestar version by Swedish electrical bike producer Cake. Designed for on-road city use, it was a small electrical moped with a 1.5 kWh battery, a 28 mph high velocity and Öhlins suspension that price €5,300 when it was provided in 2021 and 2022.