E-Bike Sales Drop 90% in New Jersey + ALSO’s TM-B Ships | TWR Ep. 97

This week on The Weekly Recharge, we’re talking about the major fallout from New Jersey’s new e-bike laws, where some bike shops are reporting e-bike sales drops as high as 90%.We break down what the new registration, insurance, and licensing requirements mean for riders, dealers, rentals, and the broader e-bike industry — and why clearer regulation separating legal e-bikes from high-speed e-motos matters.We also cover the Rivian spin-off ALSO beginning shipments of its first TM-B e-bikes, along with the company’s new $150 million funding round and its bigger plans for small electric vehicles and autonomous delivery platforms.Plus, we discuss Accell Group’s bankruptcy, new e-bike models from Cube, our Rider of the Week, the return of e-bike trivia, recent Electric Bike Report reviews, the Mineral Belt Trail in Leadville, Colorado, viewer questions, and this week’s best e-bike deals.Let us know in the comments: do you think New Jersey’s new e-bike law went too far?👕 Merch + Rider of the WeekRiders highlighted during the Rider of the Week section get a free T-shirt! If you’ve been mentioned in this or any previous episode, and you haven’t received your t-shirt, fill out the form below so we can ship it to you!👉 Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/t9o6SHE3aTp7hvmW9👉 Merch Shop: https://shop.electricbikereport.com/Deal Links:Velotric GoMad - https://ebrdeals.com/Velotric-GomadLectric XPedition2 Dual-Battery - https://ebrdeals.com/LectricXPedition2Heybike - https://ebrdeals.com/HeyBikePromosMokwheel - https://ebrdeals.com/MokwheelPromosRecent Reviews:Ride1Up Portola 02 - https://electricbikereport.com/ride1up-portola-02-review/Puckipuppy Poodle - https://electricbikereport.com/puckipuppy-poodle-review/Pedal Electric All Wheel Drive S - https://electricbikereport.com/pedal-awd-s-review/E-Bike Trail System of the Week:Mineral Belt Trail, Leadville Colorado - https://www.traillink.com/trail/mineral-belt-trail/Bikes Discussed in this Episode: ALSO TM-B - https://ridealso.com/products/tm-b-performanceCube Editor & Supreme - https://www.cube.eu/e-bikes/trekking/citySpecialized Turbo Vado 3 X - https://electricbikereport.com/specialized-turbo-vado-3x-review/Specialized Turbo Vado 3 EVO - https://ebrdeals.com/SpecializedTurboVadoSL6Aventon Level 4 REC - https://electricbikereport.com/aventon-level-4-rec-review/Velotric Discover 3 - https://electricbikereport.com/velotric-discover-3-review/Monarc Tracer - https://electricbikereport.com/monarc-tracer-review/Email questions to: [email protected]  (or comment on this video, we love comments)#ebike #electricbike #weeklyrecharge #electricbikereport #ebikelaws #newjersey #rivierian #also #tmb #ebikenews00:00 - Intro00:31 - News Of The Week01:25 - News about the recent New Jersey e-bike laws07:45 - ALSO announces new Series D financing13:00 - Raleigh's parent company declared bankrupt16:50 - New Cube e-bikes!20:46 - Rider Highlight23:25 - Trivia Time!33:54 - Currently Testing & Recent Reviews34:59 - E-Bike Trail Systems41:28 - Questions & Comments41:35 - Why do we call "SUV Bikes" like that?46:20 - Why didn't we do the Brake Test on the Turbo Vado 3x 5.0?49:45 - Why don't we compare bikes when doing individual reviews?56:38 - Specialized Turbo Vado 3x 4.0 vs 3 EVO 5.001:02:36 - Deals Of The Week01:05:49 - Wrap Up01:06:14 - Bloopers!