Double Coverage: The Daily Green and BNET

Category: A2B Launch | Date: 12 August 2009

Jim Motivalli, feature writer, had an opportunity to ride the Ultra Motor A2B Metro and provided two pieces of coverage through two different websites.

His review of the A2B Metro and it's positioning in Best Buy: http://bit.ly/3FfGA9

Snippet: "...I didn't want just my opinion so let a bunch of friends have a short go on the A2B. EVERYBODY liked riding it. It is extremely easy to ride, stable and solid-feeling. And the procedure is simplicity itself. Hop on, turn the key to A or B on position, start pedaling and then twist the motorcycle-type throttle and you're off with lots of zip for climbing hills or cruising at 20 mph. Range is 20 miles, and a full charge takes 3.5 hours. The charger plugs into a wall plug and into a three-point outlet on the side of the bike."

Best Buy and Ultra Motor's partnership in the electric bike retail market: http://bit.ly/mm3mR

Snippet: "Are Americans ready for electric bicycles? Some celebrated entrepreneurs, including Lee Iaccoca and Malcolm Bricklin, have lost their shirts in the category, but Best Buy is convinced that the electrification of transportation now extends to two-wheelers. It has started an experiment to sell several forms of assisted pedaling (as well as Segways and the Brammo electric motorcycle) at 20 stores in California and Oregon. One of its ebikes in a lineup that includes the Baja Motorsports moped and Currie Ezip is the $2,699 Ultra Motor A2B, which I recently borrowed for some memorable test drives."