The Smart Wheel weighs 3 kg (6 lb), and its hub contains a lithium battery pack, a 250-watt motor, a Bluetooth module, and sensors for monitoring factors such as acceleration, torque and temperature.

No more breaking a sweat during your morning commute—a new type of wheel from GeoOrbital will give your standard bike some extra power. The Cambridge-based startup’s idea is simple. The GeoOrbital ...

February 24, 2009 A fully self contained bicycle hub motor known as the GreenWheel has been developed by students at MIT that contains the motor, batteries and motor controller all within the hub ...

TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016’s “wildcard” participant GeoOrbital has a different take on the electric bike. Instead of putting a motor on the bike, they put it in the wheel. This crazy idea was actually ...

Electric bicycles are quickly working their way out of the shadows and into the mainstream cycling world as e-bike sales continue to grow. E-bikes combine the draws of cycling, including low-cost, fun ...

Bicycle company Sixthreezero has launched the Two Front Wheel Electric Bike. The new model is an electric trike with a reverse trike (or tadpole) design. It features two front wheels and a single rear ...