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Rivian's pedal-by-wire e-bike stranded after battery died

Original: Interesting approach Someone ran Rivian’s pedal-by-wire e-bike out of battery and things got weird "Unlike a conventiona

A test of Rivian's ALSO TM-B e-bike showed what happens when the battery fully drains. Unlike conventional e-bikes, the TM-B uses a pedal-by-wire drivetrain, meaning pedaling does not mechanically drive the rear wheel. Once the battery died, the rider found the bike became difficult or strange to operate, raising questions about range anxiety and drivetrain design.

Why now: The battery-dead test highlighted a practical downside of pedal-by-wire design that traditional e-bikes avoid.

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• Interesting approach Someone ran Rivian’s pedal-by-wire e-bike out of battery and things got weird "Unlike a conventional e-bike, where the rider’s pedaling mechanically turns the rear wheel through a chain or belt, the ALSO TM-B uses a pedal-by-wire drivetrain. Pedaling… · Zygos

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