from compact folding models to fat-tire urban bombers to mountain bikes to long-tail cargo carriers and other designs that often sit at the center of some complicated bicycle Venn diagrams.

Every electric bike on this list is sub $2,000—from urban bikes to cruisers to fat bikes, and even some that reach 28 mph.

The Swagtron EB-8 Outlaw Electric Bike not only impresses on paper but also in the real-world experiences of its users. As John and Sara have highlighted, this foldable fat-tire eBike delivers on ...