Rivian’s first e-bike is unlike anything you’ve ever seen

The Also TM-B e-bike looks similar thing else. | Image: Rivian Also

Rivian’s micromobility spinoff Also has conscionable taken the wraps disconnected its TM-B e-bike, TM-Q pedal-assisted electrical quad bike, and Alpha Wave helmet that represents “a breakthrough successful rider information and connectivity.” 

The TM-B (aka Transcendent Mobility – Bike) with its 24 x 2.6-inch wheels and integrated front- and rear-lighting looks and functions similar thing other connected the market. It features a caller pedal-by-wire drivetrain called “DreamRide” developed in-house. The rider pedals a generator, which replenishes the battery, portion a abstracted software-driven traction centrifugal drives the rear instrumentality via a Gates Carbon belt. 

The removable artillery — disposable successful either 538Wh oregon 808Wh packs, offering up 100 miles of scope — features 2 USB-C ports. The batteries tin beryllium charged implicit USB-C astatine 240W, going from zero to afloat successful 2 hours and 20 minutes oregon 3 hours and 45 minutes, respectively. They tin besides enactment arsenic a portable powerfulness slope for your gadgets. An E Ink show shows the battery’s existent charge.

As a Class 3 e-bike, it has a pedal-assisted apical velocity of 28mph (45kph). It besides features a throttle bully for 20mph wherever regulations allow, and an astounding 180Nm of torque connected pat — capable to flatten steep hills and marque speedy starts disconnected the enactment erstwhile carrying dense loads. Hydraulic disc brakes assistance bring everything to a controlled stop, portion regenerative braking could widen scope by an estimated 25 percent.

The apical framework of the TM-B is modular by design, truthful the motorcycle tin beryllium transformed without tools into a cargo hauler, kid carrier, oregon cruiser with a seat seat. The spot station is unlocked via a speedy swipe from the 5-inch circular touchscreen console. An inverted beforehand fork suspension and aerial daze volition assistance soak up bumps for riders ranging from 4 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 8 inches.

There’s besides plentifulness of information baked successful that automatically activates and deactivates erstwhile the rider is nearby. It locks the battery, backmost wheel, and frame, with tamper alerts and motorcycle determination provided successful existent time.

A $4,500 motorboat variation TM-B tin beryllium preordered now with transportation slated for outpouring 2026. A $4,000 basal variation is scheduled for sometime aboriginal successful 2026.

Also besides unveiled its Alpha Wave helmet. “It incorporates Release Layer System (RLS), a exertion that offers a step-change successful rotational interaction protection,” says Also, which certainly sounds impressive. It besides features integrated lights and a four-speaker, wind-shielded interior audio strategy with 2 noise-canceling mics. The helmet integrates with the TM-B’s console, wherever music, calls, and podcasts tin beryllium controlled connected the bike.

Lastly, Also’s TM-Q is the TM-B extended to a pedal-assisted electrical four-wheeler to transportation heavier loads. Also says it’ll beryllium “bike lane compliant,” truthful it tin beryllium utilized for last-mile deliveries successful congested cities. It’ll beryllium sold successful some commercialized and user variants, the second for ridding astir gated communities.

The TM-B aesthetic is surely divisive — I emotion it, but I was a large instrumentality of Cake’s utilitarian designs earlier bankruptcy. It’s a lot to instrumentality successful and surely needs thorough investigating to gully immoderate last conclusion. But it’s bully to spot a fresh, deep-pocketed look breathing caller beingness into e-bikes erstwhile entrenched players and boutique brands are struggling to enactment afloat.

“Our imaginativeness is to bring unneurotic the latest exertion with fun, thoughtful plan to make tiny EVs that animate radical to follow these much businesslike modes,” said Chris Yu, president of Also. “This motorboat has been years successful the making and it is conscionable the opening of a broader level we are gathering that we judge volition catalyze adoption globally.”