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Taking a ride on the VanMoof Electrified X2

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April 16, 2020

A couple of months ago, we took a VanMoof electric-bike for a test ride in Paris. While there are a ton of electric-bikes in the streets of Paris, the VanMoof Electrified X2 looks like no other. The frame is a single piece of aluminum that looks futuristic. On the handlebar, you’re not going to find any speed as the bike has an integrated automatic speed hub — motor assistance kicks in automatically when you need it the most. And when you press the boost button, you get an extra burst of acceleration.

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Love Films

April 16, 2020 at 5:20 pm

Where and how much?

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- Libegtoplasma
  
  April 16, 2020 at 5:21 pm
  
  on their website and for four grands approximatly
  
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- Freek Buttz
  
  April 20, 2020 at 6:59 am
  
  Libegtoplasma nah, new one, release planned for tomorrow, will set you back 2k
  
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Rad Drone Adventures

April 16, 2020 at 5:20 pm

Where and how much?

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JogBird

April 16, 2020 at 5:23 pm

seems like the wheel and hub are just off the shelf oem chinese parts

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- Nookiezilla
  
  April 18, 2020 at 10:38 pm
  
  Okay.
  
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Piyush Panjwani

April 16, 2020 at 6:36 pm

Watch Dogs coming in real soon

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horst ℓυкαѕ

April 16, 2020 at 6:47 pm

There is a mistake in the title or thumbnail …

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- CorkyMcButterpants
  
  May 15, 2020 at 3:56 pm
  
  ???? _”Taking an_ *_8 sec_* _ride on the VanMoof electrified X2 – followed by a a sit down pitch.”_
  
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- Corky McButterpants
  
  May 15, 2020 at 3:56 pm
  
  ???? _”Taking an_ *_8 sec_* _ride on the VanMoof electrified X2 – followed by a a sit down pitch.”_
  
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Rohit Lad

April 17, 2020 at 1:32 am

This is how it sounds when two French people talk to each other in English 😛

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Aria

April 17, 2020 at 9:16 am

Its specs are still unclear to me

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Not Even Wrong

April 18, 2020 at 10:05 am

At the end of the interview: “Putain, la prochaine fois on parle Français!”

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Pooja Chandan

April 19, 2020 at 6:43 am

Alarm ⏰ system goes off

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E R

April 22, 2020 at 6:10 am

x3?

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L O U V E M A C H I N E

April 22, 2020 at 6:10 am

x3?

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H A P P Y H O L I D A Y

April 22, 2020 at 6:10 am

x3?

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Muhammad Kori

April 22, 2020 at 2:06 pm

Will you review the S3 / X3

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Jason

April 30, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Very nice! Catch them theives

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Ajay M

May 5, 2020 at 11:47 am

3000+ euros. no thanks. I’ll stick to my 30$ bike i have to you know.. peddle. : (

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- nIlS F.
  
  May 5, 2020 at 5:49 pm
  
  X3 1998€
  
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Larry Richelli

May 7, 2020 at 2:14 am

Hub motors is old technology!

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Deserthi

May 7, 2020 at 2:14 am

Hub motors is old technology!

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Larry Rich

May 7, 2020 at 2:14 am

Hub motors is old technology!

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OwenRULESSS

July 31, 2020 at 7:00 pm

I want one but they are soooo expensive

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C345 OFR

November 10, 2020 at 7:10 pm

It’s sad that you had to speak in English; French would have sounded more authentic and less forced. Subtitles can always be enabled.

Plus, you avoid errors like 01:56 – “top shelf” (at least in British English) refers to adult material, so-called because placing it on the highest shelf in a newsagent’s shop was supposed to be out of the reach and eyeline of children.

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Narayanachar S Murali

May 23, 2021 at 1:11 pm

brilliant biz model!

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