{"id":3242,"date":"2020-04-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2515240"},"modified":"2020-04-15T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T17:00:00","slug":"vanmoofs-less-expensive-s3-and-x3-e-bikes-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/04\/15\/vanmoofs-less-expensive-s3-and-x3-e-bikes-leak\/","title":{"rendered":"VanMoof\u2019s less expensive S3 and X3 e-bikes leak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Full details coming on April 21st<\/p>\n

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Images and details of VanMoof’s new S3 and X3 e-bikes have leaked ahead of the April 21st announcement. The company’s third-generation electric bikes have been overhauled with new brakes, a new saddle, improved electronic shifting, and an updated front-hub motor. But the biggest news might be the price: $1,998 \/ €1,998 for either the full-sized S3 or compact X3.<\/p>\n

For reference, that new price is $500 to $1,000-plus cheaper than the Dutch company’s previous generations of electrics. VanMoof credits the lower price to a mastery of its supply chain and the number of bikes the company now sells. Unfortunately, VanMoof isn’t offering a trade-in option for older bikes as it did in the past.<\/p>\n

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VanMoof says the new S3 and X3, available in either “light” or “dark” colors, are “an upgrade to the S2 & X2<\/a> in every way,” without offering detailed specs. What we know so far stems from codes sent to so-called “friends of VanMoof<\/a>” allowing them to reserve the bikes ahead of time. The landing page (which I’ve seen via a number of codes floating around private Facebook groups, Reddit<\/a>, etc.) offers four big clues on what’s to come:<\/p>\n