The latest e-bike from Lime features an array of upgrades. The company's signature green and white Gen4 has an interchangeable battery in an effort to improve the company's shared vehicles.
The e-bike will be available in small-scale pilots in other cities this spring, including Atlanta and Charleston in the U.S.
Lime invested $50 million in the Gen4 model. The battery can be used between Lime's Gen4 e-bikes and Gen4 e-scooters, which will hopefully result in reduced van trips for Lime's operations team. The feature is designed to improve reliability for the service and prevent large numbers of un charged, unusable vehicles from lying around on sidewalks.
The launch of the Gen4 e-bike is an important step towards achieving Lime's mission of building a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. "Standardizing swappable batteries across modes is a leap forward for Lime and the broader micromobility industry, making operations more efficient and sustainable, while improving reliability for riders."
Lime's bike has been updated with new features, including an automatic two-speed transmission for a smooth ride, an improved phone holder, and a modular design which the company says extends the bike's usable life to five.
The demand for e-bikes, shared or otherwise, appears to be continuing at a steady pace, as Americans apparently bought electric bikes at greater rates than they did electric cars during the pandemic. The electric bikes and scooters that were shown at the Consumer Electronics Show are here.
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