Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes podcast. Things have been going crazy for ebikes. It's totally awesome, but today I have a question that I am going to make my best attempt to answer. It's one I've been getting a lot on my YouTube channel in particular, and it's something that I feel important that we address and I want to make people aware that I'm thinking about it.
I am definitely aware of it, maybe more than you think, and you're not going to believe some of the things that I'm about to tell you. So stick around. This is going to be a really interesting one about where ebikes are made.
During this episode you’ll learn more about:
- Where ebikes are made and why.
- What the FTC has to do with that “Made In America” sticker you may have seen on so many products.
- Why so many, if not all ebike companies use companies from around the world for their inventory, assembly, and more.
- What products you are familiar with and probably use everyday that are not made in the USA.
- And so much more!
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After listening to this podcast, I looked up Hi Power Cycles (AKA HTC). The list their batteries as being made in the USA, but show their bikes now as “Unlike most other e-bike brands, we proudly engineer and build our bikes in the USA. By performing the final assembly in house, we are able to completely oversee the quality and performance of every bike we ship out!” (direct from their site).
So… sounds like their have reworded their original claim to be more in compliance with the FTC, but the sentiment is still the same – American built means better. And while I may agree that in some cases that may be true, it is certainly not in all cases. Your cellphone analogy is a perfect case in point.
BTW, love the Blackbird.Still wrapping my head around the look of the front fender, but the other compopnents and design are very, very appealing. Great design and component selection for a more than fair price!