{"id":34071,"date":"2022-10-19T08:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34071"},"modified":"2022-10-19T08:01:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T12:01:42","slug":"delfast-california-electric-moped-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34071","title":{"rendered":"Delfast’s new ‘100-mile range’ electric moped officially launches with 50% off promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month we covered the unveiling of a new Ukrainian light electric motorbike known as the Delfast California<\/a>. Now the bike has officially launched for pre-order.<\/p>\n

Calling an e-bike \u201cCalifornia\u201d might seem like a strange move for a Ukrainian-based company like Delfast, but it comes with an interesting origin story.<\/p>\n

One of Delfast\u2019s designers was touring the company\u2019s new California headquarters earlier this year when Russia began its brutal invasion of Ukraine\u2019s territory. <\/p>\n

Unable to immediately return home, the designer was stuck on the US West Coast with nothing to do but observe the local micromobility culture. <\/p>\n

He immediately began drawing up a new electric moped that relied on influence from the local two-wheeler scene. He then worked with dozens of his colleagues back in Ukraine to quickly develop the company\u2019s newest model, the Delfast California.<\/p>\n

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The full-suspension electric bike comes in two versions. There\u2019s a higher-power model for US customers that features Bafang\u2019s heavy-duty M620 Ultra mid-drive motor. That drivetrain puts out a claimed<\/em> 750W, though the motor is widely known to peak at much higher power levels than the 750W figure seen on the spec sheet.<\/p>\n

For European customers, there\u2019s a detuned model with a Bafang M410 motor that comes with a paltry 250W rating, though similarly to the powerful M620 motor, the true output is likely a bit higher.<\/p>\n

The US version can reach speeds as high as 28 mph (45 km\/h), while the European version is limited to EU-regulated speeds of 25 km\/h (15.5 mph). The two motors are quite torquey, with the US version outputting 160Nm of torque and the EU version still posting a respectable 80Nm of torque.<\/p>\n

Both bikes come with tri-spoke mag wheels and a 48V 20Ah removable li-ion battery that offers 960Wh of capacity.<\/p>\n

Checking the spec sheet shows a claimed 100-mile (160 km) range on the US version and a 200 km (121 mile) range on the EU version, though those figures are perhaps a bit optimistic. Delfast says that the 100-mile range comes at a pedal assist speed of 20 mph (32 km\/h), but that still sounds like the rider is putting in some serious effort on their own to reach such dramatic ranges. Most e-bikes with batteries of this size<\/a> claim ranges of just over half this much on pedal assist.<\/p>\n

When it comes to pedaling, the 66 pound (30 kg) e-bike isn\u2019t exactly the lightest two-wheeler on the road, though it\u2019s a good bit slimmer than Delfast\u2019s larger and more powerful e-bikes.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Delfast has launched the new e-bike on Indiegogo<\/a>, offering an early-bird promotional price of just $1,999 despite a higher MSRP of $3,999. Deliveries are estimated to begin in July of next year.<\/p>\n

We always advise caution on crowdfunding campaigns since buyers are actually \u201cbackers,\u201d and aren\u2019t exactly buying a product as much as they are contributing funding for a product to be produced. The end result is usually that the backers receive the product they \u201cbacked,\u201d but some crowdfunding campaigns have left backers high and dry in the past.<\/a><\/p>\n

In this case, Delfast has been in operation for years and has delivered thousands of e-bikes to everyone from private customers<\/a> to police departments<\/a> and even the Ukrainian military.<\/a><\/p>\n

What do you think of the Delfast California electric moped? Let\u2019s hear your thoughts in the comments section below!<\/p>\n

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