Certification stated, conditions published
Velotric runs from $1,399 to $2,499 and is the only brand here where every model states both UL 2849 and UL 2271, names its cells to UL 2580, and claims ISO 4210. They are also the only brand on this site that publishes the conditions behind a range figure — a 187-lb rider at PAS 1 on flat roads — instead of a headline number with nothing attached. The six models span the extremes of the site: a 39 lb city bike with the smallest battery we cover, a 75 lb cargo bike with a 176 lb rack, and the only bikes here with indicators.
6 models · $1,399 – $2,499 · Official Velotric store
All 6 models
Ranked the way we would buy them, not the way the merchant sorts them.
BEST ALL-ROUNDER
A 750W fat-tire bike with a lock-out hydraulic fork, a 440 lb ceiling and both UL numbers stated — with a cadence sensor at $1,899.
750W
Motor Capacity
55 Miles
Claimed PAS
20 MPH
Top Speed
48V 691Wh
Battery
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
LIGHTEST HERE
At 39 lb it weighs a little over half what the next lightest bike here weighs, and it is the only one you could reasonably carry up a flight of stairs.
350W
Motor Capacity
70 Miles
Claimed PAS
28 MPH
Class 3 Max
36V 352.8Wh
Battery
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
BEST FOR CARGO
A 176 lb rear rack and four-piston brakes — the only bike on this site built to carry a second person and stop with them aboard.
750W
Motor Capacity
52 Miles
Claimed PAS
25 MPH
Unlocked Max
48V 14.4Ah
Battery
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
AIR-FORK COMMUTER
An air-sprung fork, 730Wh, a published 1100W peak and a published 61 lb weight — the Discover 2 with the missing rows filled in, for $300 more.
750W
Motor Capacity
80 Miles
Claimed PAS
20–28 MPH
Class 1/2/3
48V 730Wh
Battery
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
CITY COMMUTER
750W, 705.6Wh, TEKTRO hydraulics on 180mm rotors and both UL numbers at $1,699 — with indicators in the rear light, which nothing else on this site has.
750W
Motor Capacity
75 Miles
Claimed PAS
20–28 MPH
Class 1/2/3
48V 705.6Wh
Battery
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
MID-DRIVE COMMUTER
Velotric’s first mid-drive on this site: 500W and 100 Nm through a 9-speed Shimano Cues cassette, and the highest torque figure of any Velotric we cover.
500W
VeloCore Mid-Drive
95 Miles
Claimed PAS
Class 1/2/3
No MPH stated
48V 801.6Wh
Battery
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
Side by side
Every figure is the merchant’s own published claim. Scroll sideways for the full set.
01 · BEST ALL-ROUNDER
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02 · LIGHTEST HERE
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03 · BEST FOR CARGO
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04 · AIR-FORK COMMUTER
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05 · CITY COMMUTER
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06 · MID-DRIVE COMMUTER
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| Compare | BEST ALL-ROUNDER Velotric Nomad 1 Plus | LIGHTEST HERE Velotric T1 ST Plus | BEST FOR CARGO Velotric Packer 1 | AIR-FORK COMMUTER Velotric Discover 3 | CITY COMMUTER Velotric Discover 2 | MID-DRIVE COMMUTER Velotric Discover M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Velotric | Velotric | Velotric | Velotric | Velotric | Velotric |
| Best for | Riders who want a properly specified fat-tire bike with certification in writing, and who can live with a cadence sensor. | City riders who have to carry the bike — up stairs, onto a rack, into a flat — and who ride on tarmac. | Carrying a passenger, children or real cargo, on a bike that brakes as if it expects to be loaded. | Commuters who want the Discover’s indicators and certification with a tunable fork, a lower bottom gear and a weight actually printed on the sheet. | Road and path commuting where being seen matters, on a bike with the certification written down and a fit range that reaches down to 4'11". | Hilly commuting on a properly equipped city bike, for riders who want a mid-drive without moving to a fat-tire machine. |
| Rated motor | 750W | 350W | 750W | 750W | 750W | 500W mid-drive |
| Torque | 75 Nm | 40 Nm | 75 Nm | 75 Nm | 75 Nm | 100 Nm |
| Energy capacity | 691 Wh | 352.8 Wh | 691.2 Wh | 730 Wh | 705.6 Wh | 801.6 Wh |
| Claimed range | 55 mi claimed | 70 mi claimed | 52 mi claimed | 80 mi claimed | 75 mi claimed | 95 mi claimed |
| Top speed | 20 MPH | 20–28 MPH | 20–25 MPH | 20–28 MPH | 20–28 MPH | Class 1/2/3 |
| Wheel size | 26" | 700c | 26" F / 20" R | 27.5" | 27.5" | 27.5" |
| Brakes | Hydraulic disc | TEKTRO hydraulic 160 mm | 4-piston, 180 mm | TEKTRO 180 mm F/R | TEKTRO 180 mm F/R | TEKTRO 180 mm F/R |
| Assist sensor | Cadence | Torque | Cadence | Torque + cadence | Torque/cadence | Torque + cadence |
| Bike weight | 70–71 lb | 39 lb | 75 lb | 61 lb | Not published | 60 lb (excl. fenders, stand, pedals) |
| Price | $1,899 | $1,399 | $2,199 | $1,999 | $1,699 | $2,499 |
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All figures are merchant claims, dated on each product page. Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
All figures are merchant claims, dated on each product page.
Head to head
Three pairings, three different answers depending on what you want the bike to do.
Comparison
The widest gap between any two bikes we compare. Half the weight, half the battery, half the torque — and the sensor the dearer bike does not have.
Comparison
A bike you carry against a bike that carries you. Nothing else on this site sits as far apart, and the eight hundred dollars is the least of it.
Comparison
Two bikes with one motor, one torque figure and one battery between them. The money goes entirely on carrying capacity, and the question is whether you carry anything.
The other three
Budget fat-tire, big batteries
AMYET sells direct into the US market at the bottom of the fat-tire price band — $639.99 to $1,099 across the five AMYET models we cover, including the cheapest bike on this site. You get large batteries and high claimed speeds for the money. What you generally do not get is a published torque figure, a stated sensor type, a bike weight, or a payload: AMYET puts most of those numbers into advertising graphics rather than a specification sheet, and we do not transcribe advertising.
See the AMYET rangeMid-price, fully specified
VTUVIA now runs from $1,299 to $2,999 across six models, and the older three are the ones willing to write things down: torque in newton-metres, fork travel, rotor material, rider height, bike weight and — on the SF20H — both UL numbers. The three newest listings publish considerably less. Four of the six use a torque sensor, and the FMB is a Bafang mid-drive, so VTUVIA is no longer a hub-motor-only brand.
See the VTUVIA rangeMid-drives and multi-battery touring
EUNORAU runs from $1,699 to $2,999 across five models and sells more mid-drives than anyone here, where the gearing multiplies the motor’s torque as well as yours — though VTUVIA and Velotric now sell one each too. Four of the five take optional additional batteries, and the better specification sheets name their components — Bafang, SRAM, Samsung, DNM — rather than leaving them generic. The two newest listings are the thinnest.
See the EUNORAU range