Certification stated, conditions published
Velotric runs from $1,399 to $2,199 and is the only brand here where all three bikes state both UL 2849 and UL 2271, name their cells to UL 2580, and claim 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 range spans the two extremes of the site: a 39 lb city bike with the smallest battery we cover, and a 75 lb cargo bike with a 176 lb rack and four-piston brakes.
3 models · $1,399 – $2,199 · Official Velotric store
All 3 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.
Side by side
Every figure is the merchant’s own published claim. Scroll sideways for the full set.
01 · BEST ALL-ROUNDER
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
02 · LIGHTEST HERE
Merchant price, checked 2026-08-27. Verify before buying.
03 · BEST FOR CARGO
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| Compare | BEST ALL-ROUNDER Velotric Nomad 1 Plus | LIGHTEST HERE Velotric T1 ST Plus | BEST FOR CARGO Velotric Packer 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Rated motor | 750W | 350W | 750W |
| Torque | 75 Nm | 40 Nm | 75 Nm |
| Battery | 48V 691Wh | 36V 9.8Ah | 48V 14.4Ah |
| Energy capacity | 691 Wh | 352.8 Wh | 691.2 Wh |
| Claimed range | 55 mi claimed | 70 mi claimed | 52 mi claimed |
| Top speed | 20 MPH | 20–28 MPH | 20–25 MPH |
| Wheel size | 26" | 700c | 26" F / 20" R |
| Tire | 26 × 4.0" | 700 × 40c | 26 × 2.4 / 20 × 3.0 |
| Suspension | 80 mm hydraulic | Rigid fork | 80 mm hydraulic |
| Brakes | Hydraulic disc | TEKTRO hydraulic 160 mm | 4-piston, 180 mm |
| Assist sensor | Cadence | Torque | Cadence |
| Drivetrain | Shimano 8-speed | Shimano 8-speed | Shimano 8-speed |
| Max payload | 440 lb | 330 lb | 440 lb / 176 lb rack |
| Bike weight | 70–71 lb | 39 lb | 75 lb |
| Rider height | 5'1"–6'9" | One size | Not published |
| Price | $1,899 | $1,399 | $2,199 |
| Certification | UL 2849 + UL 2271 | UL 2849 + UL 2271 | UL 2849 + UL 2271 |
| Warranty | See merchant | See merchant | See merchant |
| Check price | Check price | Check price |
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 hub motors
AMYET sells direct into the US market at the bottom of the fat-tire price band — $669 to $1,049 across the three AMYET models we cover. 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 hydraulic brakes on the cheaper bikes.
See the AMYET rangeMid-price, fully specified
VTUVIA sits in the middle at $1,299 to $1,599, and the difference from the budget tier is mostly in what they are willing to write down: torque in newton-metres, fork travel, rotor material, rider height, bike weight and — on the SF20H — both UL numbers. Hydraulic brakes are standard across the range and two of the three bikes use a torque sensor.
See the VTUVIA rangeMid-drives and multi-battery touring
EUNORAU runs from $1,699 to $2,999 and is the only brand here selling mid-drive motors, where the gearing multiplies the motor’s torque as well as yours. Two of the three EUNORAU bikes we cover take optional additional batteries, all three use torque sensors, and the specification sheets name their components — Bafang, SRAM, Samsung, DNM — rather than leaving them generic.
See the EUNORAU range