E-Bikes
Pedal-assist bicycles
An e-bike is a bicycle with a motor that assists while you pedal. You still ride it like a bicycle. Class 1, 2 and 3 rules set the speed and throttle limits, and they vary by state.
Electric
Electric Bikes & Electric Motorcycles
Chinese makers are moving fast on electric — from trail-ready e-motos to kids' dirt bikes, city electrics and full-size sportbikes. This is CMR's home for that side of the industry: the models that matter, what they actually cost and do, and what's new. Gas bikes stay on the main News and Reviews pages; racing lives in its own coverage, separate from here.
Updated November 5, 2026. Power, battery and range figures are manufacturer or dealer claims unless noted. Prices are US dealer listings and move with tariffs and freight — Surron publishes no US MSRP, so the same bike can be listed thousands apart.
Two different things
Electric Motorcycles
Motorcycle-class machines
An electric motorcycle — an e-moto — is ridden like a motorcycle, with a throttle rather than pedal assist. Most of the dirt e-motos below are sold in the US as off-road-only machines. License and registration may apply where you ride — check your local rules.
Start here — how to read an e-moto
Four numbers tell most of the story. Peak power (kW) is the punch — roughly, 8 kW is a light trail bike, 15–25 kW is a serious dirt bike. Battery (kWh) is the fuel tank — bigger means more range, and usually more weight. Weight is the handling — the best e-motos here are 130–195 lb, far lighter than a gas dirt bike. And range is the slipperiest number of all: it depends on speed, terrain and test conditions, so compare bikes at the same speed, not on headline miles alone. Off-road-only vs street-legal matters more than any of them — most of these bikes cannot be plated in the US as sold.
Featured — electric dirt bikes and e-motos
New · 2026
Surron Light Bee 2 — 24 kW, 3.53 kWh
The ground-up new Light Bee for 2026, not a refresh of the Light Bee X: 24 kW peak, a 78.54 V / 45 Ah semi-solid-state battery (3.53 kWh), about 65 kg (143 lb), and up to 67.1 miles in the manufacturer's test. Seven ride modes, traction and wheelie control. US price is not published — US dealers list pre-orders around $4,999–$6,099. Off-road only in the US.
Electric Dirt Bike
Surron Light Bee X (2026) — 10 kW, 2.52 kWh
The entry point to the Surron range: 10 kW peak for 2026, a 72 V / 35 Ah battery (2.52 kWh), about 130 lb, up to 46.6 miles claimed, 50 mph top speed. US $4,499–$4,699 at dealers. Off-road only in the US.
Electric Dirt Bike
Surron Ultra Bee HP (2026) — 24.5 kW, 4.44 kWh
The full-size Surron: 24.5 kW peak in Turbo mode, a 74 V / 60 Ah battery (4.44 kWh), 195 lb, up to 71–87 miles depending on test speed, 59 mph. US $5,999–$6,699 at dealers. Off-road only in the US.
Electric Dirt Bike
Talaria Sting R MX4 — 8 kW, 2.7 kWh
Talaria's best-known e-moto: 8 kW peak, a 60 V / 45 Ah battery (2.7 kWh), about 66 kg (145 lb), up to 62 miles claimed, 53–55 mph unrestricted. US $3,799–$4,295. Ships factory-limited to 20 mph. Off-road only — Talaria sells it as an off-road vehicle, not for street use.
New · Electric Dirt Bike
Talaria Sting MX5 Pro — 13.4 kW, 2.88 kWh
The MX4's bigger brother: 13.4 kW peak unrestricted, a 72 V / 40 Ah battery (2.88 kWh), 159–165 lb, up to 52 miles claimed, 60 mph unrestricted. US $4,990–$5,099 at dealers. Ships factory-limited to 20 mph. Off-road only.
Electric Dirt Bike
Arctic Leopard XE Pro S — 20 kW, 4.44 kWh
Zhejiang-built e-dirt bike with a US dealer network: 20 kW peak, a 74 V / 60 Ah battery (4.44 kWh), 148–161 lb, 40–50 miles real-world, 62–63 mph. US $5,100 on the official US site. Off-road only.
Electric Dirt Bike
E Ride Pro SS 3.0 — 15.8 kW, 3.6 kWh
Chinese-made (Zhejiang) e-moto sold under the US E Ride Pro brand: 15.8 kW peak, a 72 V / 50 Ah battery (3.6 kWh), 167 lb, 62 mph, about 64 miles at 25 mph claimed. US $4,999 list. Off-road only in the US; a road-legal version exists in Europe only.
New · Electric Dirt Bike
Segway Xaber 300 — 21 kW, 3.17 kWh
Segway-Ninebot (Beijing) goes dirt: 21 kW peak, a 72 V / 44 Ah battery (3.17 kWh), 187 lb, 60 mph, up to 75 miles at 31 mph claimed. US $5,299.99 plus destination, reached US dealers in May 2026. Off-road only — no street-legal version.
Electric Dirt Bike
Rawrr Mantis X — 7.5 kW, 2.16 kWh
Changzhou-built (Signmore Technology) light e-moto: 7.5 kW peak, a 72 V / 30 Ah battery (2.16 kWh), 139 lb, 50–53 mph, up to 62 miles in Eco mode claimed. US $3,499–$3,589. Off-road only. The Mantis X Pro steps up to 15 kW and $3,899.
Surron vs Talaria — the short version
At the light end, the 2026 Light Bee X (10 kW, 2.52 kWh, 130 lb, $4,499) and the Sting R MX4 (8 kW, 2.7 kWh, about 145 lb, $3,799–$4,295) are the two bikes most riders cross-shop. Talaria is cheaper with a slightly bigger pack; Surron is lighter and has the deeper US dealer and aftermarket network. Up a class, the Ultra Bee HP (24.5 kW, 4.44 kWh, 195 lb) is far more powerful with a much bigger battery than the MX5 Pro (13.4 kW, 2.88 kWh, about 160 lb) — the MX5 Pro is lighter and $1,000–$2,000 cheaper, but it's not a like-for-like rival. The MX5 Pro competes more with the Light Bee 2 on power, where Surron wins on battery and electronics. Both brands ship factory-limited to 20 mph in the US.
Kids and starters
Kids · US-Sold
CFMoto CFX-5E — $2,599
CFMoto's new 2026 kids' electric dirt bike, sold in the US: 4 kW claimed, a swappable 44 V battery, 145 lb, a claimed 62 miles of range, 14-inch front / 12-inch rear wheels, and four modes (15 / 34 / 43 mph, plus reverse). Battery capacity in kWh is not confirmed in US coverage, so we don't publish one.
Kids · US-Sold
CFMoto CFX-2E — $1,699
The smaller CFMoto electric for younger riders: 1.5 kW max, a 48 V / 24 Ah battery (1.15 kWh), 108 lb, 37 miles of range, 31 mph top speed, three modes (15 / 22 / 31 mph). US $1,699 MSRP, in stock at US dealers.
Kids · US-Sold
Kayo eKMB — $1,159
Kayo's electric beginner bike for kids just starting out: a 48 V / 8 Ah lithium battery with a brushless hub motor (no chain), 65 lb, a 21.5-inch seat, high and low speed settings, and up to 70 minutes of run time per charge. Kayo is Chinese — Zhejiang Kayo Motor Co., Ltd., Lishui, Zhejiang — the first Chinese company to design off-road motorcycles, exporting pit bikes since 2002.
Youth · Electric Dirt Bike
Talaria XXX — $2,899–$3,500
Talaria's smaller e-moto: the XXX Black Edition runs 6.5 kW peak with a 60 V / 38.4 Ah battery (2.4 kWh) at about $2,899–$3,000, and the XXX Pro (2025) runs 6 kW peak on the same pack at $3,200–$3,500. Off-road only.
New and coming — EICMA 2026 electrics
New · Electric Sportbike
Kove E-500RR
Kove's fully electric road-going sportbike, unveiled at EICMA on November 3, 2026: an in-house liquid-cooled axial-flux motor, targeting over 50 kW and under 150 kg. No battery, range, top speed, price or delivery date announced yet, and no US announcement. One to watch, not one to buy yet.
Prototype · Electric Off-Road
Kove BONIC
Kove's high-performance electric off-road prototype, also unveiled at EICMA: a bird-bone-inspired structure with Dakar-derived chassis tuning. No power, battery, range, weight, price or date in Kove's official announcement — this one is a prototype, not a production bike.
New · Electric Sportbike
QJMotor OAO MAX
QJMotor's fully faired electric city sportbike, 125-class, shown at EICMA 2026: 14 kW peak, 120 km/h top speed, up to 170 km of range claimed, mid-mounted motor and belt drive. No battery, weight, price or delivery date announced, and no US announcement.
Concept · Hybrid
Voge CU-X — plug-in-hybrid cruiser concept
Voge's plug-in-hybrid cruiser concept from the EICMA 2026 preview — not a production electric, and not a pure EV, but the most interesting hybrid idea on the Chinese stands. Concept-only for now.
Street-legal vs off-road-only
Almost every dirt e-moto on this page is sold in the US as off-road-only — Surron, Talaria, Arctic Leopard, E Ride Pro, Rawrr and Segway's Xaber included. The exceptions as sold: the Talaria X3 L1E ($3,500, 28 mph, road-legal) and the NIU XQi3 Street ($3,999, 30 mph, registered as a moped where permitted). Road-legal versions that exist in Europe or the UK — including Surron's L3e models — are not confirmed as US street-legal, and some US dealer listings should not be taken as homologation. Check your state, county and city rules before riding anywhere but private land or OHV areas.
Electric coverage so far on CMR
Weekly Roundup
CFMoto CFX-5E — kids' electric dirt bike
Covered in the Chinese Bike News Roundup — Week of October 19, 2026, as one of CFMoto USA's new 2026 models.
Weekly Roundup
Voge CU-X — plug-in-hybrid cruiser concept
Covered in the EICMA 2026 preview in the Chinese Bike News Roundup — Week of October 19, 2026. Concept-only for now.
Weekly Roundup
Arctic Leopard — electric dirt bikes
Covered in the EICMA 2026 preview in the Chinese Bike News Roundup — Week of October 19, 2026, as the Zhejiang e-dirt-bike maker exhibiting at the show.
From The Journey
Imported electric scooters — from the early shop days
From The Journey: after the first container of Geely mopeds, the shop soon imported electric scooters, pocket bikes, and pit bikes.
Brands to watch
Surron and Talaria lead the e-moto market. Arctic Leopard — Zhejiang Arctic Leopard Electric Technology Co., Ltd., Wenling, Zhejiang, founded 2021 — E Ride Pro and Rawrr are the next tier of Chinese dirt electrics with US dealers; Arctic Leopard brought its XD Pro and XC Pro to EICMA 2026 and has partnered with hard-enduro rider Graham Jarvis to develop its next generation of electric enduro bikes. Kayo — Zhejiang Kayo Motor Co., Ltd., Lishui, Zhejiang — is Chinese too, and its eKMB is in the kids' section above; Kayo's gas dirt bikes, pit bikes and ATVs are also in CMR's scope when they make news. Segway-Ninebot and NIU bring big-company scale from Beijing and Changzhou. CFMoto is in through kids' electrics for now. Kove and QJMotor are the ones to watch for full-size electric sportbikes — both showed one at EICMA 2026, neither has announced a price or a US plan yet. New models, comparisons and reviews will land here as they do.
© 2026 Chinese Motorcycle Review. Specs and prices verified November 5, 2026 — check the linked sources for the latest figures.