A hub motor with 85 Newton meters of torque, a unique look and surprisingly few details for a product launch: this is how the two e-bikes from car manufacturer Ford present themselves. For the time being, there are renderings and prices starting at 4,000 US dollars. It is currently unknown whether the e-bikes will also roll into Europe. There is little or no information on which gears, brakes and suspension elements will be used

The car industry's flirtation with the bicycle industry has a long tradition

Ford is by no means alone as a car manufacturer when it comes to bringing e-bikes into circulation. Ford is in good company here with Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Smart, Jeep and Hummer. Incidentally, the automotive industry's flirtation with the bicycle sector has a long tradition: Opel built bicycles in the 1930s, Peugeot has been doing so since the 19th century and the founders of Skoda were already building bicycles around 120 years ago.