{"id":35365,"date":"2022-11-05T09:08:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T13:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35365"},"modified":"2022-11-05T09:08:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T13:08:33","slug":"wheel-e-podcast-gates-belt-drives-lectric-xp-3-0-drops-funky-looking-e-bikes-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35365","title":{"rendered":"Wheel-E Podcast: Gates belt drives, Lectric XP 3.0 drops, funky-looking e-bikes &amp; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week on\u00a0<em>Electrek\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes a new best-bang-for-your-buck electric bike known as the Lectric XP 3.0, Gates unveiled a new belt drive system, SONDORS is headed for an IPO, test rides of two upcoming highway-capable affordable electric motorcycles and lots more.<\/p>\n<p>Special Guest this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jxweinert\/\">Jonathan Weinert<\/a>, PhD Director, Strategic Marketing \u2013 Global Mobility at Gates talks to us about the <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/11\/01\/gates-carbon-drive-moto-x5-belts\/\">new Moto X5 Belts<\/a> and all things belt drive. Big thanks to Gates for sponsoring this week\u2019s show. <\/p>\n<p>The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg\/featured?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Electrek<\/em>\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we\u2019ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg\/featured?sub_confirmation=1\">YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0to get your questions and comments in.<\/p>\n<p>After the show ends, the video will be archived on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:<\/p>\n<p>We also have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/electrek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a Patreon<\/a>\u00a0if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. 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