If you know anything about the automotive sector, Polestar immediately brings Volvo to mind. Strictly speaking, Polestar is the former tuning department of the Swedish car manufacturer. However, Volvo has been owned by the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Geely since 2010. The two manufacturers founded Polestar as an independent brand in 2017 to build vehicles with electric motors.

One such vehicle with an electric motor is also available from Polestar with two wheels. We are talking about the Allebike Elize, an e-mountain bike that is not bad at all in terms of design and equipment. The carbon fiber frame with Öhlins suspension elements offers 170 millimetres of travel at the front and 160 millimetres at the rear. Propulsion is provided by the EP8 motor from Shimano with a 750 watt-hour battery.

The carbon wheelset from the DT Swiss e-bike line and the XT groupset from Shimano help to keep the total weight down to an acceptable 22.8 kilograms. The e-bike was developed in cooperation with the Swedish bicycle manufacturer Allebike. The price tag is almost 9,000 euros - and delivery to Switzerland is not planned, the focus is on EU countries.

polestar.com