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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: General Motors quietly closed the door this week on a goal to make only electric vehicles by 2035.
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:11:36 -0400
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:26:21 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

>On 7/16/2025 7:01 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:01:11 -0000 (UTC), Beej Jorgensen
>> <beej@beej.us> wrote:
>> 
>>> In article <a7pe7kd53dvda90vj15e5k90ducth4ct6v@4ax.com>,
>>> Catrike Ryder  <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>>>> "In May, the Detroit automaker said it would ditch plans to make
>>>> electric motors at its Towanda Production plant in Buffalo, New York,
>>>> and instead spend $888 million to make V-8 engines."
>>>
>>> China's the one that's completely dominating in the electric vehicle
>>> market. They shipped some 10x more EVs than the US purchased in total
>>> last year (and we didn't buy any of their EVs).  We're never catching up
>>> to them, if it's any consolation.
>> 
>> You can have my entire share of Chinese made vehicles. As for EVs,
>> they are still going to be sold here in the USA, but not as much as
>> has been projected. I'm Ok with that.
>> 
>>>> Too bad the electric bicycle manufacturers don't do the same.
>>>
>>> Are there even any US ebike manufacturers with over 1% market share? The
>>> global demand for ebikes is off the charts, so I think we're going to
>>> see nothing but ramping up.
>> 
>> Sadly, that's probably true.
>> 
>> --
>> C'est bon
>> Soloman
>
>Are there any?  Seriously I do not know of one but hey I'm 
>not an expert.
>
>Santana has an electric upgrade with Canadian motor, 
>controller, battery for their US built tandems. Those are 
>first rate.  Bianchi is using Spanish and German electric 
>systems on Italian built bicycles. But USA electric bicycles??

Catrike sells electrified versions and they also sell add-on electic
systems. They use Bosch systems.

https://www.catrike.com/copy-of-catrike-standard

--
C'est bon
Soloman