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MEDIAN $1,699 USD · 369 OFFERS · 70 CUTS ≥20% · DEEPEST −50% · 193 MODELS · 21 BRANDS · SNAPSHOT 07·10

Cyclist on a fat-tire e-bike pausing on a mountain road above a fog-filled valley at sunrise

Field Report — Range

The Range Lie

The number on the product page is a best case wearing a lab coat. We computed the real figure for every machine in the index.

Read the field report

α7R V · 16–35mm ƒ/2.8 @ ƒ/8 — Duffey Lake Rd, BC

№ 01 / Features

The desk that explains the numbers

All features
Close-up of a rear hub motor on a fat-tire e-bike leaning against a workshop bench

The rulebook

The 750-Watt Question

Canada draws the legal line at 500 watts. The United States draws it at 750. Of the 407 machines on this index that publish a motor rating, the median is exactly 750 — and more than half the shelf is past the Canadian cap before it leaves the box.

Rows of e-bikes on a shop floor, orange sale tags hanging from the handlebars

The market

The Great Markdown

Of 714 live offers on the board this week, 314 carry a genuine markdown — a struck price above the asking price at the retailer's own till. The median cut is 20%. Here is where the money actually moved.
First light over a row of shops, shutters going up

№ 02 / The Market

The Markdown Report

142 machines sit below their own list price in the United States today; the deepest cut runs −50%. Read the full story in The Great Markdown.

Full market report

Deepest cuts · USD

  1. 01 Engwe P275 Pro −50% $1,099
  2. 02 Engwe N1 Pro −45% $1,599
  3. 03 Heybike Mars 2.0 1000W-Combo −44% $1,998
  4. 04 Himiway A3 / Urban Electric Commuter Bike ST −44% $999
  5. 05 Addmotor Garootan M-81 Cargo eBike −43% $1,199
  6. 06 Addmotor Garootan M-81 Cargo eBike −43% $1,199

By category · median asking

  1. Commuter 84 $1,899
  2. E-trike 27 $2,599
  3. Fat tire 27 $1,389
  4. Mountain 14 $1,299
  5. E-dirt 12 $3,706
  6. Folding 10 $1,399

№ 03 / The Boards

One number for what a dollar buys

All value boards

Value Score weighs spec density against street price over 163 machines — the same arithmetic for all, no sentiment.

RidStar Q30 (20Ah)
99 № 1 · Value
Fat tire

RidStar Q30 (20Ah)

The full verdict
  1. 02 RidStar Q20 99
  2. 03 RidStar Q30 98
  3. 04 Addmotor Garootan M-81 Cargo eBike 95
  4. 05 Addmotor Citytri E-310 Folding eTrike 94
  5. 06 Eahora Cupid 94
  6. 07 Eahora Luna II 93
  7. 08 SameBike LO26 Plus 93
  8. 09 SameBike M20 92
  9. 10 RidStar S29Pro 92

№ 04 / The Makers

53 brands, one arithmetic

All makers

Every maker in the index is measured by the same formula — house brands included, and disclosed.

A field editor standing with an e-bike among rows of frames in a workshop
Engwe 34 models 75 Addmotor 29 models 95 Eahora 22 models 94 RidStar 22 models 99 Vtuvia 19 models 68 Himiway 15 models 81
A shop floor, rows of bikes, a mechanic mid-conversation

№ 05 / The Merchants

Who actually sells the machines

Brands make them. These floors sell them — some their own marque, some everyone's, a rare few both.

The merchants
1 Zeus Ebikes House + reseller 96
breadth coverage stock deals

89 models · 20 brands · 81% in stock

The board · 2–5

  1. 02 Amego House + reseller 93
  2. 03 Redtail eBikes Reseller 90
  3. 04 Biktrix House 74
  4. 05 Eahora House 74
A lone commuter on an empty six-lane bridge under flat overcast light

№ 06 / The Rulebook

What a motor is allowed to do

49% of machines in the US pool exceed 750 watts nominal in at least one mode. Three classes, fifty states — where the line sits.

All states
Class Assist Top speed Throttle
Class 1 Pedal-assist only 20 mph No
Class 2 Throttle + pedal-assist 20 mph Yes
Class 3 Pedal-assist only 28 mph No

The three-class model most US states adopt; state specifics (helmet, age, trail access) vary. See the 750-watt question for the power data.

№ 07 / The Field Guide

All guides
A map of Canada with cyclists

Guide

E-Bike Laws in Canada: A Province-by-Province Guide

What counts as a legal e-bike across Canada in 2026 — power limits, speed cutoffs, minimum age and helmet rules for every province and territory.
A range of electric bikes lined up by price

Buying Guide

How Much Does an E-Bike Cost in Canada? (2026)

A data-backed look at e-bike prices in Canada in 2026, from budget folding bikes to premium mid-drive commuters, using live catalog pricing.
Close-up of a mid-drive e-bike motor at the pedals

Buying Guide

Hub Motor vs Mid-Drive E-Bikes: Which Should You Buy?

The real differences between hub-motor and mid-drive e-bikes — cost, hill-climbing, range, maintenance and which type fits your riding.

№ 08 / The Canada Desk

343 models tracked in CAD

The same index, priced for Canada — 43 brands, median $2,900 CAD.

Read the Canada edition

Departments

324 The Database every row, one table 142 The Market every genuine markdown 10 The Boards value scored, by class 53 The Makers one arithmetic for all 43 The Merchants every storefront read 50 The Rulebook three classes, fifty states