"While it looks like a regular Brompton, it's been scaled up with 20-inch wheels and an extended wheelbase that improves the ride dramatically on all types of terrain, leaving behind the twitchiness of its 16-inch brethren. Despite this embiggening, it still folds down small enough to be taken onto a train or hoisted into the back of a car, making it ideal for multimodal commuters or as a companion vehicle for vanlifers."
"The US bike has been tweaked a bit from the European model, now with a top speed of 20mph from the 250W rear-hub motor, and a module on the handlebar that let's you control the power-assist level and lights. Before the controls were awkwardly positioned on top of the battery. In my experience, the Electric G lived up to Brompton's claim that it's "the most versatile e-bike in the world." And now it's even better for anyone that can afford a $5,000 e-bike."
The Brompton Electric G is available in the US starting at $4,950. The bike retains Brompton's compact folding capability while using 20-inch wheels and an extended wheelbase that dramatically improves ride quality across varied terrain and reduces the twitchiness associated with 16-inch models. The compact fold still allows taking the bike onto trains or loading it into cars, suiting multimodal commuters and vanlife users. The US model adds a 250W rear-hub motor limited to a 20mph top speed and relocates controls to a handlebar-mounted module that adjusts power-assist levels and lights.
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