Wheel-E Podcast! Volcon electric mopeds, solar-charging e-bikes, electric unicycles & more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an unexpected unveiling of a new electric moped-style bike, new dirt jumper e-bikes from ONYX, an ultra high-speed electric unicycle, testing anti-lock brakes for electric bikes, a DIY solar-charging electric bike, Gogoro hitting a major milestone for electric motorcycle battery swapping, and lots more.

The Wheel-E podcast is set to return every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.

After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify
• Overcast
• Pocket Casts
• Castro
• RSS

We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.

Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:

• ONYX launches two high-flying and rugged mid-drive electric bikes for hardcore riding
• Did Texas-based electric powersports company Volcon just quietly unveil its first e-bike?
• This country is paying car drivers nearly $4,000 to switch to an electric bike
• Bolt Mobility abandoned electric bikes all over US cities. Here’s what’s happening to them
• First ride: We tested Bosch’s ABS for electric bikes to see if it really works
• With two solar panels and one afternoon, I made my electric bike charge from the sun
• InMotion unveils ‘fastest in the world’ 87 MPH V13 Challenger electric unicycle
• Gogoro, world leader in battery-swapping EVs, announces 500,000th subscriber
• Weird Alibaba: This $5,000 Chinese electric car feels like a scaled-up Hot Wheels car

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 9:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 10:00 a.m. ET):

Subscribe to Electrek on YouTube for exclusive videos and subscribe to the podcast.