Electric Bicycle Motor Location Impact on Handling Front Hub Motor Handling: Suitable for light use but less reliable on slippery or uneven surfaces. Rear Hub Motor Stability: Offers better ...

A fully self contained bicycle hub motor known as the GreenWheel has been developed by students at MIT that contains the motor, batteries and motor controller all within the hub enclosure.

All wheel drive electric bicycles, which add front wheel drive to the standard rear wheel drive found on most e-bikes, open up a world of new possibilities.

The mid-drive motor appears to integrate with an internally geared rear hub. That would help reduce maintenance concerns on the GM electric bicycles.

There’s a drivetrain on it! We go over the battery, sensors, and other components that make your electric bicycle go.

Among the disadvantages of front hub motors is that they can alter the weighting of your steering and so affect your bike’s handling.