Velotric Discover M: Everything You Need to Know
Mid-drive commuter at $2,499. The spec cell is 48V, 500W, 960W peak, 100 Nm. The same page also prints 130 Nm max. Pack 48V 16.7Ah, labeled 801.6Wh. Sheet mass is 60 lb, and it excludes fenders, the kickstand, and the pedals. A scale said 66.
By SickEBike desk
The short answer
The Velotric Discover M is the mid-drive commuter, at $2,499. The motor cell is 500 watts, a 960-watt peak, and 100 newton-meters. The same page prints 130 newton-meters as a max. A story bullet caps a band at 90. The pack is 16.7 amp-hours, labeled 801.6 watt-hours, and the multiplication matches. The sheet says 60 pounds and leaves the pedals off. A scale said 66.
The Velotric Discover M is the mid-drive commuter, not the hub sibling. The cart this crawl opened was $2,499.00. The motor cell is 48V, 500W, 960W peak, 100 Nm. A line on that same page also prints 130 Nm max. The pack is 48V, 16.7Ah, written 801.6Wh, UL 2271. Forty-eight times 16.7 is 801.6, so that pair agrees. The mass line is 60 lb, with a note that fenders, the kickstand, and the pedals are left out. Payload is 440 lb. The rack cell is 66 lb. Default speed is 20 mph. The menu is 12–28 mph, class 1/2/3, and the hero tile says 28 mph. Pedal-assist range is 95 miles. Throttle range is 70. The footnote is a 187-lb rider in Eco on flat roads. The list’s “about $1,999” is the hub sibling’s price, not this cart. The row links here.
Two torque lines on one page
The Discover M cart, a Velotric story page, Electric Bike Report’s February 2026 review, a Canadian compare row, and an Ars Technica sentence. Not averaged.
| What is printed | |
|---|---|
| Cart | $2,499. Motor cell: 48V, 500W, 960W peak, 100 Nm. A feature line adds 130 Nm max. Pack: 48V, 16.7Ah (801.6Wh). Mass: 60 lb, excluding fenders, kickstand, and pedals. Load 440 lb. Rack 66 lb. Fork: air, 80 mm, lockout. Drivetrain: Shimano Cues, 9-speed, 46-tooth ring. Class 1/2/3. Default 20 mph. Band 12–28. Pedal range 95 miles. Throttle range 70. Footnote: 187 lb, Eco, flat. UL 2849 and UL 2271. SensorSwap. |
| A second torque sentence | The launch story says 100 Nm, with 130 Nm peak, and then a different bullet says a wide torque band of 10–90 Nm. Ninety is not 100, and it is not 130. Canada’s hero repeats 100 Nm and 130 Nm max, prices the bike at CA$3,499, and prints a compare mass of 27 kg. Twenty-seven kilograms is about 59.5 lb, which is near the 60 and not the tested figure. |
| Loops and a scale | Electric Bike Report’s written review, February 2026, lists claimed weight 60 lb and a tested 66 lb including a 10 lb pack. Their distance pair on the 500W crank motor was 32.3 and 81.2 miles. A spec card on that site prints 34 miles as the high-assist figure. Ars Technica, May 2026, says just under $2,500 and expects 60–80 miles. That expectation is not the 95-mile cell. |
Do not average 100, 130, and 90 into one torque. The cell says 100. The max line says 130. The story’s band tops out at 90. Those are three claims. The pack label matches 48 times 16.7. Mass does not match: 60 without the bolted-on parts, 66 on a scale with the pack, 27 kg on a Canadian compare. Distance does not match either: 95 and 70 are the cells, 32.3 and 81.2 are one review’s pair, 34 is a card on that same outlet, and 60–80 is a journalist’s expectation. Five hundred watts nominal is under 750. Nine hundred sixty peak is not.
The cart is $2,499. The motor cell stops at 100 Nm. The same page prints 130 Nm max. A story bullet tops a band at 90. The sheet says 60 lb and leaves the pedals off. A scale said 66.
Who it is for
It is the upright commuter with the motor at the cranks, if you want the gears to multiply the assist and you will pay the mid-drive gap. It is not the Discover 3. That one is the hub, at $1,999 on the pages already filed, with a smaller pack. A crank motor uses the cassette. A hub does not. The hub versus mid-drive page is the whole reason this model exists. SensorSwap is still on the menu. Read torque versus cadence before you treat the switch as a second motor.
Pedals are on the bike, and a throttle is in the spec. Five hundred watts nominal fits under the federal line. A 960-watt peak does not, and neither does the higher torque line if you were hoping the cell was the only number. Default is 20 mph. Opening the menu toward 28 is a Class 3 choice, not the bike as shipped. The watt-hour page is why 801.6 matches the label, and why 32.3 miles is not “up to 95.” Buy the mid-drive. Do not buy it at the hub sibling’s dollar.
Questions people ask
Which torque line is the motor?+
The spec cell says 100 newton-meters. A feature line says 130 as a max. The launch story repeats both, then a different bullet says 10 to 90. Those are three claims. Do not average them. Five hundred watts nominal is under 750. The peak watt is not.
Does the 60-pound line include pedals?+
No. The note also drops the fenders and the kickstand. A review scale was 66 pounds with a 10-pound pack included. A Canadian compare row prints 27 kg, near 59.5 pounds, at CA$3,499. Do not publish a blend.
What does the 95-mile cell assume?+
A 187-pound rider, Eco, flat roads. The throttle cell beside it says 70. A review pair was 32.3 and 81.2 miles. A card on that outlet prints 34 as the high-assist figure. A May 2026 essay expected 60 to 80. Quote the sentence, not a blend.
How do you tell it from the hub sibling?+
This motor sits at the cranks, with Shimano Cues, 9-speed, an 80 mm air fork, a 440-pound load, and a 66-pound rack. The hub bike’s dollar on pages already filed is lower. Default here is 20 mph. The menu runs 12 to 28. The hero tile says 28 anyway.
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