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There’s never been more options to choose from in the world of e-bikes, but which are the best electric bikes of 2022?

The team at Electric Bike Report put our heads together and chose 16 e-bikes we’ve deemed the Best Electric Bikes of 2022. Some of these e-bikes are new for this year, but some are ol’ reliables that are tried, tested and still hold true as the best in their class.

As with every list of best e-bikes, ours has some nuance as to why a specific bike was picked — ranging from value and componentry to overall ride feel. We’ve also leaned heavily on e-bikes we’ve tested in-house, though there are a few e-bikes here that were picked based on merit and reputation alone.

Whether you’re looking for the best e-bike for older riders, the best electric commuter bike or the best electric beach cruiser, this list will point you towards what we think are the best in each category.

• Best Fat Tire Electric Bike: Aventon Aventure
• Best Class II Electric Commuter Bike: Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5 Plus
• Best Class III Electric Commuter Bike: Ride1UP 700 Series
• Best Folding Electric Bike: Lectric XP 2.0
• Best Step-thru Electric Bike: Blix Aveny Skyline
• Best Cruiser Electric Bike: Electric Bike Co. Model S
• Best Cargo Electric Bike: Blix Packa Genie
• Best Utility Electric Bike: Rad Power Bikes RadRunner Plus
• Best Electric Bike for Seniors: Evelo Galaxy 500
• Best All-Terrain Electric Bike: QuietKat JEEP
• Best Electric Bike for Big and Tall Riders: Himiway Cruiser
• Best Electric Bike for Small Riders: Rad Power Bikes RadMini 4
• Best High Performance Electric Bike: Specialized Turbo Vado
• Best Lightweight Electric Folding Bike: GoCycle G4
• Best City/Urban Electric Bike: Tern HSD
• Best Road Electric Bike: BULLS Alpine Hawk

Fat-tire electric bikes are a dime a dozen nowadays, but which are the best?

From stable and user-friendly bike path cruisers to high powered bruisers built for hunting and heavy off-road use, e-bikes with fat tires are having a bit of a moment right now. Whatever your reason for wanting a fat tire e-bike, the Electric Bike Report staff of experts and bike geeks have tested some of the best money can buy.

Birthed from Alaskan snow and New Mexican sand, the ancestors of modern fat bikes first came about in the 90’s as a means to explore (and race) in terrain unkind to your typical bicycle tire. Think mud, deep sand and soft snow. They’ve had high-points of popularity in recent years, but it wasn’t until the rise of the electric bike that we saw the masses rolling around on fat tires. Motors made the heavy, relatively inefficient bikes more friendly to ride and people seem to like the big tires because they give you a feeling of confidence and stability — not to mention many think they just look cool. Their popularity has exploded, and fat tires have been adopted into nearly every category of e-bike.

So which fat tire e-bike is best for you? That’s a tough question with an answer that differs from person to person. We’ve compiled this list of our picks for the best fat tire electric bikes to help you suss out your best bike based on your specific needs.

While this list is comprised of e-bikes that check in with no less than 3” wide tires, you can also check out our picks for the Best Overall Electric Bikes of 2022 if you want a little more variety in tire size.

• Best Class 3 Electric Fat Bike: Aventon Aventure
• Best Class 2 Electric Fat Bike: Rad Power Bikes RadRover 6 Plus
• Best Ultra Affordable Electric Fat Bike: Lectric XP 2.0
• Best Long Range Electric Fat Bike: Himiway Cruiser
• Best Electric Fat Bike for Hunting: QuietKat Apex
• Best Folding Fat Tire Electric Bike: Aventon Sinch
• Best Trail Ready Electric Fat Bike: Surface 604 Boar Explorer
• Best Electric Fat Bike for Smaller Riders: Rad Power Bikes RadMini 4
• Best All-Terrain Electric Fat Bike: QuietKat JEEP

When on a budget, it can be tough to find the right balance between an affordable electric bike and a quality electric bike — but it’s not impossible. To help you suss out the affordable gems from the cheap lemons, the Electric Bike Report team has compiled our list of the best electric bikes under $1,000.

With a majority of budget e-bikes being sold online it can be difficult to truly tell if the bike you’re looking at is worth your money. Lucky for you, the experts at Electric Bike Report have ridden lots of e-bikes under $1,000 (or are at least very close to the number). We know all the bikes on this list extremely well, and we’re confident they’ll serve you well.

Buying an e-bike much cheaper than $1,000 can be likened to gambling. With costs cut so low — added to the high likelihood you’re ordering a bike that cheap off a website — you really don’t know what you’re going to get.

The truth is, e-bikes are not cheap machines. Quality e-bike motors and batteries are not inexpensive to make, so they’re not typically cheap to buy. There are companies that do a good job building safe and durable inexpensive e-bikes — you can find our favorites listed below — but some others do little to ensure that the products they sell will work as advertised. Amazon and AliExpress are the Pandora’s box of cheap e-bikes, so it’s wise to steer clear of them.

Our general rule of thumb is that $1,000 is your best starting point. That’s enough money to get you quality components and trustworthy manufacturing. It’s also the most common lowest price we see from reputable e-bike manufacturers.

If your personal entry-level budget is more than $1,000, you can always head to our best overall electric bikes page. You can zero in on the finding the e-bike style your looking for there.

• Lectric XP 2.0
• RadMission 1
• Ride1UP Roadster V2
• KBO Hurricane
• Fiido D11

Cargo bikes have been in use since the 19th century, where tradesmen used them to deliver and transport their goods around Holland. These tradesmen must have been onto something because the idea has seemed to stick throughout the years.

In our modern world it’s no mystery what electric cargo bikes are meant for, carrying loads of groceries, taking the kids to school, and simply being an alternative to a car around town. While the idea of cargo e-bikes is relatively straightforward, some cargo e-bikes do their jobs better than others.

A good cargo e-bike can make the difference between you driving or riding to the grocery store. It can also make day-to-day tasks more fun and engaging. The wide array of benefits cargo e-bikes can offer has inspired our Electric Bike Report team to find the best electric cargo bikes for 2022.

We understand that no two people are going to have the same exact needs, and because of that we have provided a wide array of cargo electric bikes; we think that our list is going to have a good choice or two for everybody looking for their best electric cargo bike.

• RadPowerBikes RadWagon 4
• XTRACYCLE RFA
• Blix Packa
• RadPowerBikes RadRunner Plus
• Surly Big Easy
• Yuba Spicy Curry
• BunchThe Original
• Benno Remidemi 9D
• Riese & Muller Load 75
• Tern GSD