The Moonbike looks like a really fun electric snow bike
It has a top speed of 26 mph and swappable battery packs
https://www.autoblog.com/2021/12/24/...-coming-to-us/
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Here’s a form of electric transportation you may not have considered before: The Moonbike. It’s a new electric snow bike, and it’s officially headed for the U.S. now.

The concept is simple. Offer a silent and reliable form of snow transportation in bike form. Chrysler tried to do the same back in the late 1970s and early 1980s with its Sno-Runner, but a number of flaws kept the Sno-Runner from having any staying power in the market.

Theoretically, the Moonbike should make for relatively trouble-free snow running. Its propulsion system is capable of taking the bike to a top speed of 26 mph. Since it’s electric, you’ll get to experience the Moonbike’s full thrust of 125 lb-ft of torque at the moment you squeeze the throttle, too.

When it comes to range, there are two battery pack options. The standard Moonbike comes with a single 2.5 kWh battery that is rated for 1 hour of use in “Sport” mode or 1 hour and 30 minutes in “Eco” mode. An optional 5 kWh dual battery model doubles those range figures, so you could get up to 3 hours of use on a charge with that model. Moonbike says these times are estimated with a 175-pound rider and assumes you’re riding on a groomed trail. Add weight or ride in deeper powder, and we’re sure your range will suffer.....

The standard Moonbike as a whole weighs 192 pounds, and the dual-battery model weighs 220 pounds. You can ride it through a maximum snow powder depth of 12 inches, and if the trail is groomed, it'll climb grades up to 40%. The electric system itself is rated to operate in temperatures as low as -13 degrees Fahrenheit.

If all of the above sounds enticing to you, Moonbikes is beginning sales in the U.S. now, and the starting price is $8,500. It’s been on sale in Europe before now, so this is a big expansion for Moonbikes. Assembly is outsourced to Bosch in France, and maintenance is promised to be minimal, which is something the old Chysler Sno-Runner just couldn’t say
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Kinda cool, as with all new electric thingies, little $$$$