Ford announces Bronco- and Mustang-inspired e-bikes

Ford announced contiguous that it would beryllium moving with motorcycle institution N positive to present 2 caller e-bikes inspired by the automaker’s astir iconic brands, the Bronco and Mustang.

There’s thing caller astir car companies moving with motorcycle manufacturers to co-develop e-bikes successful the hopes of breathtaking cogwheel heads. GM, Porsche, Jeep, Polestar, and others person tried to bash the same, with varying degrees of success. But Ford says its bikes volition beryllium unsocial insofar arsenic they are straight tied to 2 of the company’s astir storied models.

The Bronco e-bike will, of course, beryllium precise rugged and designed to grip unsmooth terrain. The institution says that the motorcycle volition travel with a 750W hub centrifugal that generates 85 Nm of torque for maximum hill-crushing capacity. The motorcycle volition besides diagnostic a dual-suspension strategy that Ford has branded “GOAT,” which it says stands for “Goes Over Any Type of Terrain” —and not the different meaning that is overmuch much popular. (Anyway, shouldn’t that beryllium GOATT?) A motorcycle-inspired saddle volition beryllium exclusive to the Bronco-branded bike.

The Bronco e-bike volition beryllium a Class 3, meaning it tin scope a apical velocity of 28mph but lacks a throttle (which is progressively fashionable among American consumers). The bike’s artillery tin propel it for up to 60 miles of range, depending connected route, driving style, and powerfulness usage. And it volition instrumentality up to 3.5 hours to afloat recharge the battery.

There volition beryllium 2 Mustang e-bikes, some of which diagnostic akin show specs arsenic the Bronco e-bike. The modular Mustang e-bike volition beryllium joined by a limited-edition Mustang 60th Anniversary Edition exemplary that is disposable exclusively done Ford dealers. Both bikes volition grip successful a mode that “mimics the iconic sports car,” Ford says.

The Bronco e-bike volition athletics Pirelli Scorpion Enduro M hardwall 27.5 x 2.6-inch tires, portion the Mustang e-bike volition perch connected Pirelli Angel GT semi-slick tires. Both bikes volition travel with four-piston hydraulic brakes and full-color center-mounted LCDs that volition supply real-time information, similar speed, artillery life, and range.

Neither motorcycle volition beryllium cheap. The Bronco e-bike volition commencement astatine $4,500, with an further $350 applied for a overgarment colour different than the modular Area 51. The Mustang motorcycle volition merchantability for $4,000, with a akin enactment to take a antithetic overgarment beyond the basal carbonized metallic gray. Both bikes tin beryllium pre-ordered present astatine the company’s website, with deliveries expected to statesman aboriginal this year.

Other car companies person made akin moves to entreaty to those who similar 2 wheels implicit four. Often, erstwhile you perceive astir car companies releasing their ain electrical bikes, it’s conscionable a marque licensing deal. (Think Jeep’s e-bike or those Hummer bikes from past decade.) Other times, it’s a much-hyped task that ends up falling unfortunate to firm outgo cutting, like General Motors’ Ariv e-bikes.

But occasionally, thing absorbing emerges, like Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 e-bikes. Porsche has proven adept astatine gathering the indispensable pieces to marque an charismatic e-bike, including the acquisition of starring e-bike thrust systems shaper Fazua. Recently, Robert Downey Jr. was spotted astride 1 of the automaker’s $10,000 luxury bikes.

Ford is moving with N positive connected its Bronco and Mustang bikes, which is not precisely a household name. The institution makes e-bikes with Mercedes-AMG, truthful possibly the preexisting narration with an OEM was capable to person Ford that the concern could carnivore fruit.