The First E-Bike Patent

31 December 1895 CE

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A hub motor goes into a bicycle wheel.

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Myth vs. Reality

Myth: undefined

Reality: Electric bicycles appear in US patents from the 1890s, including Ogden Bolton Jr.'s 1895 rear hub motor. What is recent is the lithium battery and the torque sensor.

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