A fascinating idea, however it looks like the E-Bike industry has "moved on" to mid-drive motors anyway in recent years, which have the advantage of better weig

A fascinating idea, however it looks like the E-Bike industry has "moved on" to mid-drive motors anyway in recent years, which have the advantage of better weight distribution and being able to more tidily integrate into frames. Mid-drives don't have the missing freewheel problem, but due to this can't have regenerative braking. And I don't know, I think I'd still prefer two redundant mechanical braking systems rather than having the functionality of one being basically completely replaced to act as a fancy sensor for a software controller to know how much regen to apply. It's still great for these concepts being explored, and we're lucky to have a company like Grin Technologies in the aftermarket segment that are actively researching innovative new ideas.