
Intro to Best Commuter E-Bikes of 2023
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The daily commute for an average person can be a lot of different things. It can be dozens of miles spent in a car each morning and evening; an hour or two on public transit a day; or a myriad of other things. So why can’t your commute be spent on an electric bike?
From powerful speedsters and long-haul pedalers to nimble and comfortable cruisers, the team at Electric Bike Report reviewed some of the best commuter e-bikes money can buy in 2023. We’ve compiled our favorites into a list to help you pick the best commuter e-bike for your needs.
E-bikes are changing the world’s relationship with bicycles for the better. They’re making the sport — and, more importantly, the mode of transportation — more accessible for more people, making bicycle commuting an increasingly popular choice among those who never considered it before. The commuter e-bikes included on this list will not just get you to your destination without sweating through your clothes, they’ll get you there quickly and have the battery capacity to cover far distances with ease. EBR’s team of experienced testers have put many of these commuter e-bikes on this list through their paces on our home roads and paths in southwest Utah, but some of these bikes were included on merit alone — their reputations and spec sheets were just too good to ignore.
Because commuting can mean so many different things depending on where you live and work (especially here in the U.S.), we’ve tried our best to stick to bikes designed with commuting as their best intended use. These bikes are primarily built for pavement, and their motor and battery systems were chosen with speed, efficiency and longevity in mind. If you’re looking for a lighter-duty commuter more at home in a bustling urban environment, check out our list of the best city and urban e-bikes — a category closely related to this one.
Our Best Commuter Electric Bikes 2023
- Aventon Level
- Priority Current
- Trek Allant+ 9.9S
- Rad Power Bikes RadCity
- Evelo Delta X
- Ride1UP 700 Series
- Specialized Turbo Vado
- Stromer ST3
- Bulls Urban Evo 10
- Riese & Müller Charger3
Best Nontraditional Commuter Electric Bikes
One thing that’s true about e-bikes: they open up the capabilities of most any bike style to fit it to your personal needs. With that extra help from the motor and battery providing you higher speeds, and the ability to sail up hills, you can make an argument for most any e-bike being a capable commuter. With that in mind, you can check out our page where we listed all of our best e-bike of the year nominees.
However, If you’re looking to break the mold and commute on a bike that’s contrary to the definition of a commuter e-bike, we do have a few specific suggestions:
- The Electric Bike Company Model Y. It’s a souped-up beach cruiser that can handle Class 3 speeds, boasts an optional battery upgrade that gave us over 80 miles of range when we tested it earlier this year and tops our list for best cruiser e-bikes.
- The Aventon Aventure fat-tire e-bike. It’s built mostly for backroad exploring, but it’s stable build, comfortable ride and impressive carrying capacity make it great for urban commuting. It’s also on the top of our list of best fat tire e-bikes.