Evelo Atlas Review: Nigh Unto Perfect
The Evelo Atlas is a remarkable electric bike that hits every target for urban exploration, commuting, and long-distance trekking. The Atlas is a well-integrated and intuitive ride with amazing build quality that speaks to seasoned and new cyclists alike. The Atlas is so good at its purpose that the only way to get more quality is to pay an extra $3,000 or more for a quasi-custom import.
Evelo Atlas Key Specs:
- Motor: Bafang M600
- Drive: Gates Carbon Belt
- Gearing: Enviolo Manual Step-Less Gearing (NuVinci)
- Engagement: Torque Pedal Assist, Throttle
- Battery: 48v 15Ah
- Upgrade: Optional 48v 14.5ah 2nd Battery/Rack/Light Combo ($799)
- Frame: Step-Over, Hard Tail
- Shock: Zoom 100mm Travel Air
- Tires: 27.5 x 2.8 Schwalbe Super Moto-X
- Brakes: Dual Piston Hydraulic 180mm Disc, 160mm Rear
- Price: MSRP $4,699 (Periodic Sales)
- Extras: Integrated Front/Rear Lights, Brake Light Function, Full Color Display, Full Coverage Plastic Fenders, Comfort Grips, Comfort Pedals (for what it’s worth)
Evelo Atlas Power Delivery
One key feature that sets the Evelo Atlas apart is the pedal power. With a clever combination of key components, the Atlas is intuitive, smooth, and immensely powerful. The power comes from the Bafang M600, which is known for its smooth and quiet operation. It rivals the top motor systems from Bosch, Shimano, and Yamaha, and it provides a natural-feeling boost to your pedaling.
Along with the smoothness, the M600 goes on where the name brands leave off. Other motors are rated for 250w of power, pumping out around 80nm of torque, but the M600 on the Atlas cranks out 500w and 120nm of torque. Also available with phenomenal cosmic power, the Atlas includes throttle capability as well. This kind of power and flexibility gives the rider complete control of a system that has many other surprises.
Evelo Atlas Belt Drive
Between the motor and the gearing stretches a gates carbon belt drive, the single most important spec that makes a bike feel incredible. At Electrek, we’re big fans of belt drive bikes, and here’s why: Belt drives are smoother to pedal, quieter, require far less maintenance, are more efficient during the lifetime, and house no grease or oil to gunk things up. Especially on electric bikes with high torque, like the Atlas, belt drives make for an amazing experience.
Evelo Atlas Gears
That amazing motor and belt have to drive something amazing, and they do: the Enviolo step-less internal hub. In yesteryears, this was called the NuVinci geared hub, but after being bought out, optimized, and given a name that more clearly represents the use, this step-less hub is simply perfect. Being able to twist the selector on the handlebars and change between “gears” without indexing, stepping, or ‘chunking’ through is so easy to ride with. Using this hub, any rider, new or old, can pick it up instantly. No learning curve at all.
Being able to change “gears” at a stop light or under pedaling load takes the worry and stress out of figuring out the right gear or preparing for stops. Combined with the throttle power to always be ready to get the bike moving, it’s very easy to recommend this combination of equipment to any rider.
Evelo Atlas Battery
The core elements of the Atlas (motor, internal hub, and belt) make up such a great package that committing to and staying on a ride is incredibly easy. The Atlas incorporates a 48 V 15 Ah Samsung battery, locked internally into the frame of the bike. With the standard equipment, this would probably see 30 to 60 miles of range. Evelo also offers an optional second battery/rack combo that almost doubles the range with a 48v 14.5ah slide-in pack. The rack is plug-and-play, with only two connectors and four bolts screwing directly into the bike frame.
Evelo Atlas Parts
Quality of life on the Atlas is no slouch either, having full-coverage fenders, a full-color display, comfort pedals and grips, and front/rear integrated lights with brake light functionality. The wide Super Moto-X tires give great comfort for an otherwise stiff bike, and the puncture protection is one of the best in a pneumatic tube/tire set. As a hardtail bike with a fairly stiff saddle, I’m going to bet that Evelo is anticipating customers tailoring the bike ride to suit their backsides.
Evelo Atlas Customizations
A comfortable saddle and a suspension seatpost would be top of my list for recommendations. You can source them on your own from the internet, shop locally, or get compatible parts from Evelo directly. Evelo has an accessory line that covers the basics of what shoppers are looking for, which is very handy for a one-and-done order.
The looks on the Atlas will certainly have wide appeal, as the minimalist black aesthetic can complement almost any use. My personal taste is wilder, and some reflective stickers would add visibility and flavor. Surprisingly, the Atlas does not have reflective stripes or any other visibility cues outside the integrated lights.
Electrek’s Take
Aside from a few custom points, the Evelo Atlas is perfect for urban exploration and commuting. Long-distance trekking and paved trail riding are also no match for the Atlas. With different tires, the Atlas would be an amazing commuter in the snow and could even handle some off-road.
For a tailor-built bike in the North American market, it’s hard to find a competitor to the Atlas (or even Evelo). European bikes are also great but often carry high prices and low-power motors. Chinese bikes can offer huge batteries or wildly high output but lack the refinement of a quality build. Evelo fits right in the sweet spot.
The Atlas’ MSRP of $4,699 is not a steep price considering the quality, durability, power output, and delightful usability. When the bike is on sale (as it is at the time of writing), it drives a hard bargain. If the price and purpose are right for you, I would easily recommend the Evelo Atlas. It’s really, really good.
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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 19, 2020.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem on January 23, 2020 commemorating the people of Leningrad during the Second World War Nazi siege on the city.
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The rift between Moscow and Washington looks set to deepen after U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Russia’s economy “stinks” and that lower oil prices will hammer President Vladimir Putin’s oil-funded war machine.
“Putin will stop killing people if you get energy down another $10 a barrel. He’s going to have no choice because his economy stinks,” the president told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
The comments come after relations between Moscow and Washington, which remained cordial at the start of Trump’s second term in office despite the ongoing war, soured in recent weeks.
Trump has appeared to lose patience with Putin given Russia’s apparent reluctance to pursue a ceasefire or peace deal with Ukraine. Last Monday, the president said he was cutting from 50 days to less than two weeks his deadline for Putin to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face big “secondary tariffs” on Moscow’s trade partners.
That prompted former Russian President and high-ranking Russian official Dmitry Medvedev to respond on social media that each new ultimatum that Trump makes about Russia to force an end to its war on Ukraine “is a threat and a step towards war.”
“Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country,” Medvedev wrote on X. Trump said on Friday said that he had ordered two nuclear submarines “to be positioned in the appropriate regions” in response to Medvedev’s comments.
Russia, one of the world’s top oil exporters, has used revenues from oil exports to largely fund its war machine in Ukraine, which it invaded in 2022. Ukraine’s Western partners have used sanctions and restrictions to try to stifle those revenues, but countries like India and China have continued to buy discounted Russian crude.
This has infuriated Trump and he has, in the last few days, threatened India with steep tariffs if it does not stop buying Russian oil. The president threatened a 25% duty on Indian exports, as well as an unspecified “penalty” last week, accusing New Delhi of buying discounted Russian oil and “selling it on the Open Market for big profits.”
On Tuesday, Trump told CNBC that the tariff threshold could be hiked above 25% in the next 24 hours.
“India has not been a good trading partner … so we settled on 25%, but I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours, because they’re buying Russian oil, they’re fueling the war machine, and if they’re going to do that, I’m not going to be happy,” Trump said.
Russia earlier on Tuesday weighed into the spat, with the Kremlin saying India was free to choose its own trading partners and that Trump’s tariff threats were “attempts to force countries to stop trade relations with Russia.”
“We do not consider such statements to be legitimate,” Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov continued, speaking to reporters Tuesday.
“We believe that sovereign countries should have, and have the right to choose their own trade partners, partners in trade and economic cooperation. And to choose those trade and economic cooperation regimes that are in the interests of a particular country.”
Oil prices declined to around the mid-$65 a barrel mark on Tuesday as traders assessed the announcement by OPEC and its oil-producing allies on Sunday that they would hike output, amid potential weaker global demand.
After Trump’s comments on Tuesday, Brent crude futures were down 83 cents, or 1.2%, to $67.92 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude slipped 87 cents to $65.41.
Meanwhile, dark clouds certainly appear to be gathering on the horizon when it comes to Russia’s war-focused economy. It has labored under the weight of international sanctions as well as homegrown pressures, also largely resulting from war, such as rampant inflation and high food and production costs that even Putin described as “alarming.” Russia’s Economic Development Ministry also predicts that economic growth will slow from 4.3% in 2024 to 2.5% this year.
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World record alert: 2026 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck drove 1,060 miles on a single charge
Move over, Lucid. There’s a new world record holder in EV range. Engineers at General Motors recently took a minimally modified version of the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck out on a real-world test and traveled a total distance of 1,059.2 miles from a single charge.
The Chevy Silverado EV may differentiate quite a bit mechanically from its ICE counterpart, which has been in production for nearly 30 years, but it has made a name for itself as a flagship model in General Motors’ all-electric lineup.
After debuting in 2022, the Silverado EV was released a year later as a full-size pickup in 2023. The two initial trims were fleet-focused work truck variants before a passenger-friendly RST version arrived in 2024. This summer, Chevy introduced the 2026 version of the Silverado EV, featuring an EPA range of 493 miles.
That range estimate also applies to the Max Pack Work Truck trim of the 2026 Silverado EV Work Truck, which GM engineers recently used to achieve a new world record for EV range, besting the previous leader by over 300 miles.
Silverado Work Trucks nabs EV world record for range
GM shared details of its recent world record-breaking EV range test this morning. Per the American automaker, this engineer-led challenge began as a passion project before evolving into a real-world test of a 2025 Chevy Silverado EV optimized for efficiency.
When we say “optimized,” we don’t mean this pickup was heavily modified to achieve such impressive range. Per GM, both the hardware and software of the Silverado EV Work Truck were left untouched. Here are the modifications that were made before testing:
- Windshield wiper blade position lowered to reduce drag
- Tires inflated to their highest acceptable pressure for lower rolling resistance
- Spare tire removed reduce weight
- Wheel alignment optimized
- Tonneau cover added for smoother airflow
- Climate control turned off for the duration of the test
- Testing was performed in summer for optimum ambient temperature for battery efficiency
With these optimization techniques in place, a team of 40 engineers at GM drove a production model Silverado EV WT on public roads near its Michigan proving ground over the course of seven days. To further optimize the EV’s range in hopes of a world record, GM said the engineers used “smart driving techniques” and limited the pickup’s speed to 20-25 mph the entire time.
The result was an industry milestone and, per GM, a new world record in EV range. The Silverado EV WT traveled 1,059.2 miles on a single charge, beating the previous record of 749 miles held by the Lucid Air Grand Touring. The pickup’s range tally also blew away the WT’s EPA-estimated range of 493 miles.
Contrary to GM, Guinness documented and confirmed Lucid’s EV range world record. Additionally, Lucid still wins in efficiency, as the Air Pure achieved 5 miles/kWh compared to 4.9 miles/kWh by the Silverado EV. However, that is not to take away from the team at GM, as this latest real-world test has achieved a welcome industry milestone that should be recognized and celebrated.
Congrats to GM and the engineers at Chevrolet!
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Hyundai’s thinking small, but aiming big. The E3W and E4W concepts, an electric tuk-tuk and mini four-wheeler, are Hyundai’s smallest EVs yet, but they could be a surprise hit.
Check out Hyundai’s E3W and E4W mini EV concepts
Earlier this year, we got our first look at the E3W and E4W at the 2025 Bharat Mobility Global Expo. Hyundai partnered with TVS Motor Company to bring the electric three-wheeler to life, while the four-wheeler is expected to make its way into global markets.
The E3W, an electric tuk-tuk, is custom-tailored to navigate India’s tight city roads. However, Hyundai stated that “the development of the Four-Wheeler is under review, with a focus on its global potential.”
Hyundai, in collaboration with TVS Motor, developed the three-wheeler with an adjustable body. This way, it can be lifted if the streets are flooded during the monsoon season.
The concept features larger tires for a smoother ride and even includes tow hooks, just in case you get stuck in a pothole.
Hyundai and Genesis global design boss SangYup Lee said, “We aim to locally produce the three-wheeler while exploring global opportunities for the four-wheeler.”
According to Hyundai, the new mini EVs offer more than just getting around the city. The automaker previewed several concepts for last-mile delivery, police, and even an “N” branded sporty-looking version.
Will Hyundai launch the E3W and E4W in other global markets, such as the US or Europe? Sorry to disappoint, but given America’s love for bigger trucks and SUVs, the mini EVs are unlikely to make the trip. Not to mention, the new auto tariffs would make it even more challenging.
Europe, however, could be a potential “global” market Hyundai is referring to. Hyundai is expected to reveal the new IONIQ 2 at the Munich Motor Show next month, the smallest from its dedicated EV series. It will sit between the Inster EV and Kona Electric in Hyundai’s lineup.
In the US, Hyundai is ramping up production at its new EV plant in Georgia, where it builds the IONIQ 5 and three-row IONIQ 9. The new and improved IONIQ 5 is coming off its best sales month to date in July.
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