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Polaris is busy
« on: September 13, 2012, 04:06:36 PM »

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Re: Polaris is busy
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2012, 04:50:43 PM »
Once you've gone electric, you never look back. ;)
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Re: Polaris is busy
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2012, 07:31:54 PM »
http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2012/09/13/polaris-electric-bicycles-unveils-new-line-of-bikes/

Looks pretty cool from a commuter standpoint.

That system looks a lot like Bosch's center-drive unit they are selling in Europe:

http://www.bosch-ebike.de/en/elemente/drive_unit/drive_unit_.html

This is showing up in all kinds of bikes, for example this spiffy Scott mountain bike:

http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/products/227805009/bike-e-aspect-920-xl/