Canadian company Envo, based in Vancouver, specializes in conversion kits that can be used to turn conventional ferry bikes into e-bikes. Now it has taken its experience further and presented a quick-change artist for the winter. The high-quality drive unit is powered by a 1200-watt rear hub motor and the battery is located in the main frame. As with conventional e-bikes, power is transmitted via power assistance when pedaling. However, the Envo-Kit also has a throttle lever to control the motor entirely without your own power.

The snow bike reaches a top speed of 20 km/h. The battery power is sufficient for an hour's ride without pedal assistance and up to four hours with power transmission by the rider. The system works in temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. According to the manufacturer, the caterpillar drive can be used to climb gradients of up to 20 percent once it is in use. The fun costs just over 2000 US dollars.

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It gets even better: the snowkart

For all those who like such toys: Envo has an even more interesting product in store than the conversion kit for mountain bikes. Namely the snowkart. This no longer has much to do with a bicycle, but many of the individual parts of the winter go-kart with caterpillar drive come from Envo's bicycle department. The vehicle can hold up to two batteries and also has two motors. The many CNC-milled parts are striking and make the kart a real eye-catcher.