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Xiaomi Launches Foldable Electric Bike QiCycle At a Price Of $450 (indianexpress.com)

Posted by msmash on from the impressive-Chinese-gadgets dept.

Xiaomi on Thursday unveiled its first ever electric bike -- the QiCycle Electric Folding Bike. The bike, made of carbon fibre, packs a host of sensors and weighs just 7kg. From a report on IndianExpress:QiCycle has an integrated electric motor, which can be used for propulsion. The bike is powered by 250W-36V electric motor, and uses Torque Measurement Method (TMM) to assist the rider's pedal-power. It comes with Shimano Gear Shifters to let users switch gears based on the terrain. It also has a bike computer display to show all the fitness-related parameters such as calories burned, distance traveled, speed, etc. Xiaomi says the QiCycle has a large Panasonic 18650 battery, which can last up to 45 kms on a single charge. Qicycle can be folded and kept in the trunk of a car.The QiCycle is priced at roughly $450, and is currently only available for sale in Chinese cities.

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  1. Foldable trump by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    trump on Thursday unveiled its first ever electric trump -- the trump Electric Folding trump. The trump, made of carbon fibre, packs a host of sensors and weighs just 7trump. From a report on trumpexpress:

    trump has an integrated electric motor, which can be used for propulsion. The trump is powered by 250W-36V electric motor, and uses trump Measurement Method (TMM) to assist the rider's pedal-power. It comes with trump Gear Shifters to let trump switch gears based on the terrain. It also has a trump computer display to show all the trump-related parameters such as trumps burned, trump traveled, trump, etc. trump says the trump has a large Panasonic 18650 trump, which can last up to 45 trumps on a single charge. trump can be folded and kept in the trunk of a trump.
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  2. Thats cheap by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I went to an ebike store and the guy was showing me bikes in the range of $4,000-$6,000. Who would pay that much? Ridiculous. You know they are being manufactured in China for $200.

  3. Grrrr by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "[...] which can last up to 45 kms on a single charge.

    Sorry to be pedantic, but I really hate it when people pluralise units by adding an "s". Forty-five kilometres is written "45km". "45kms" would be forty-five kilometre-seconds, which is a rather different quantity.