Adopting the role of pathfinders in what they call the “e-Micromobility Revolution,” Vvolt is a transportation alternative company with eBikes available today and bright visions for the future. The company sees a world “where human-scale transportation is the norm.” In the better world they’re building, they envision decreasing fossil fuel pollution fouling our air, fewer cars crowding congested roadways and parking garages, and people interacting with their environment at street level, on an eBike or eScooter.

Vvolt is based in Portland, Oregon, a city that’s famous for its integration of people-powered transportation, bicycle, scooter, and pedestrian, into a vibrant urban environment. With their simple mission statement affirming that “more people using electric-assisted mobility technology will make a better world,” Vvolt wants to do more than just sell you your next eBike – they aim to retool the way we get around cities and get goods and people from point A to point B.

New ideas for electric personal transportation are growing out of Vvolt’s ebike Design Studio class at nearby University of Oregon. Students collaborate with the company’s design team to explore future potential devices, all built around electric transportation. While the future seems to be bright and ever-evolving at Vvolt, they’ve got plenty of good stuff to keep riders busy here in the now, as well. With four models available for order on the company’s website, all Vvolt eBikes are built for performance and stability, with belt drives to replace messy chains, plenty of safe stopping power from hydraulic disc brakes, and reliable motor and control electronics from Acer.