VanMoofers, rejoice the ebike gods have not abandoned you.
Yesterday, McLaren Applied and its escooter department Lavoie announced they had agreed to purchase the bankruptebikestartup.
The details of the deal have not been made public.
Perhaps the biggest shift to VanMoofs operating model will be the abandonment of its in-house-only store and repair model.
Instead, the bikes will be available to purchase and, importantly, serviced, at third party retailers.
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Lavoie was founded by McLaren Applied and announced its first electric scooter last year.
Furthermore, it has a patent-pending folding system inspired by motorsport car suspensions.
Deliveries are set to begin in earnest in Q4 this year.
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you’re free to read more about the whole saga and industry reactions to the consequenceshere.
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Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023.
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