Velotric Discover 3: Everything You Need to Know
The Velotric Discover 3 is a step-through commuter. EBR and Rider Guide print $1,999, 730Wh, and 1,100W peak. EBR’s Eco test says 87 miles. Rider Guide prints 86.7. A dealer sheet still says 705.6Wh.
By SickEBike desk
The short answer
The Velotric Discover 3 is a step-through commuter. Electric Bike Report and Rider Guide both print $1,999, a 750-watt rear hub peaking at 1,100 watts, 75 newton-meters, and a 730 watt-hour pack. EBR’s own test is 87 miles in Eco and 38 in Turbo. The first-look page prints 86.7 and 37.4 for that test. A dealer sheet still says 705.6 watt-hours.
The Velotric Discover 3 is a step-through commuter with a rear hub, a throttle, and a class menu. Electric Bike Report’s review and Rider Guide’s first look both print $1,999, a 48-volt 750-watt motor that peaks at 1,100 watts and 75 newton-meters, a 730 watt-hour pack, a claim of up to 80 miles in Eco, and 61 pounds. EBR also prints 15.2 amp-hours. Forty-eight times 15.2 is 729.6, which is why the page says 730. This desk did not get a live product page at velotricbike.com. The row on this desk’s list links here.
What the reviews print, and what a dealer page still prints
Electric Bike Report’s Discover 3 review, Rider Guide’s first look (updated September 23, 2026), and ATV Wholesale Outlet’s dealer page. Not a Velotric cart.
| What is printed | |
|---|---|
| Price | EBR, Rider Guide, Piedmont eBikes, and ATV Wholesale: $1,999. Rider Guide calls that MSRP. |
| Motor | EBR and Rider Guide: 48V 750W rear hub, 1,100W peak, 75 Nm. EBR: torque or cadence, switched in the app, the display menu, or by holding M. They call that SensorSwap. |
| Battery | EBR: 48V, 15.2Ah, 730Wh. Battery weight on that card: 9.9 lb. Rider Guide: 730Wh. ATV Wholesale’s hero says 730Wh. A lower block on the same dealer page says 48V, 705.6Wh. |
| Range | Claim on EBR and Rider Guide: up to 80 miles in Eco. EBR’s prose: Eco delivered 87 miles, Turbo delivered 38, rider 185 lb, about 2,200 feet of climbing across both runs. Rider Guide prints 86.7 and 37.4 for that test. ATV Wholesale: throttle up to 60 miles, pedal assist up to 75. |
| Speed and class | EBR and Rider Guide: Class 1, 2, and 3, plus a custom mode, up to 28 mph. ATV Wholesale: default max 20 mph, adjustable 12–28, and the same Class 1 / 2 / 3 line. |
| Chassis | Rider Guide: 61 lb, payload 440 lb, rack 66 lb, Tektro hydraulic 180/180, air fork 80 mm with lockout plus a suspension seatpost, 8-speed 11-40T, Kenda 27.5×2.4, 3.5-inch color display with NFC, step-through, fenders and rack included. EBR’s warranty line: 2 years. EBR’s weight card: 61 lb. |
| Sizes | Piedmont and ATV Wholesale: Regular, about 4 ft 11 in to 5 ft 9 in, and Large, about 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft 4 in. Rider Guide’s table does not print those bands. |
Seven hundred five point six watt-hours is 48 times 14.7. That is a real product of those two numbers. It is not 48 times 15.2. The dealer page that prints both 730 and 705.6 is disagreeing with itself. Do not publish 718 as the pack. Eighty miles, 87, 86.7, 75, and 60 are five range lines. EBR’s sentences are 87 and 38. Rider Guide’s sentences about that same test are 86.7 and 37.4. This desk is not rounding one into the other.
Two pages can describe one loop and still not print the same tenth. Use the page you are quoting. Do not average 87 and 86.7 into a third test that nobody rode.
Who it is for
It is the upright commuter with fenders, a rack, an air fork, and a switch between torque and cadence. Read the torque and cadence page before you treat that switch as a second motor. It is not the Discover M. That one is the mid-drive. It is also not the Roadster V3. Electric Bike Report’s best-bikes page, the one this desk already cited on the Roadster, calls both of them the best city bike. Two labels, one page. Use the sheet. The Lectric XPress 2 is the other $1,399-class commuter on this list, except the Velotric price on these pages is $1,999, not $1,399.
Pedals are here. A throttle is here. Twenty-eight with the class menu on 3 is the Class 3 speed. Twenty with the menu on 2 is the Class 2 speed. The nominal watt is 750. The peak is 1,100. The federal motor line for a low-speed electric bicycle is less than 750 watts. The class chart is the argument. This desk is not issuing a sticker. The watt-hour page is 48 times 15.2. Sixty-one pounds is the claim, not a scale this desk owns. Four hundred forty pounds of payload is Rider Guide’s table, not a kid-seat test.
Questions people ask
How much does a Velotric Discover 3 cost?+
Electric Bike Report and the first-look page both print $1,999. Piedmont and ATV Wholesale print the same. This desk did not get a live velotricbike.com product page. The cart is the price.
How far does a Velotric Discover 3 go?+
The claim on those sheets is up to 80 miles in Eco. EBR’s prose says the Eco loop delivered 87 miles and Turbo delivered 38, at 185 pounds, with about 2,200 feet of climbing across both runs. The first-look page prints 86.7 and 37.4. Do not average them. A dealer page prints 60 on the throttle and 75 on pedal assist.
Is a Velotric Discover 3 a Class 3 e-bike?+
EBR and Rider Guide print Class 1, 2, and 3, plus a custom mode, with pedal assist up to 28 mph and a throttle. The same ATV Wholesale page prints a default max of 20 mph, adjustable from 12 to 28. Nominal power is 750 watts. Peak is 1,100. The peak sits over the federal motor line.
Is a Velotric Discover 3 the same bike as the Discover M?+
No. This one is a rear hub. The M is the mid-drive. Do not shop 75 newton-meters against the mid’s torque. EBR’s best-bikes page also calls the Ride1Up Roadster V3 the best city bike. Two labels, one page.
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