Next-Machina — California
A four-wheel-drive electric vehicle that is legally an electric bicycle.
A fully enclosed, four-wheel-drive electric vehicle that is legally an electric bicycle. No driver's license. No registration. No insurance. Bike-lane access where local rules allow, with a weather-sealed cabin, butterfly doors and real suspension at all four corners.
- World premiere
- November 11, 2026
- Where
- Micromobility America
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco - Countdown
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Powertrain
- Classification
- Class 2 electric bicycle (pedal assist + throttle)
- Drive layout
- Four-wheel drive, one hub motor per wheel
- Motor power
- TBC
- Top assisted speed
- 20 mph (32 km/h), firmware limited
- Pedal system
- Chainless, pedal-by-wire
- Regenerative braking
- Standard, all four wheels
Battery & Charging
- Chemistry
- Lithium iron phosphate (LFP)
- Capacity
- 2.5 kWh (48 V, 54 Ah)
- Charger
- On-board, standard household outlet
- Solar
- Integrated solar panels on roof, rear hatch and lower door panels
Chassis & Running Gear
- Suspension
- Independent double wishbone, all four corners
- Brakes
- TBC
- Wheels
- 16 x 3.5 in, tubeless
- Tires
- 130/90-16, all four corners
- Ground clearance
- 8 in (203 mm)
- Steering
- Yoke
Dimensions
- Overall length
- 120 in (3,048 mm)
- Overall width
- 48 in (1,219 mm)
- Wheelbase
- 90 in (2,286 mm)
- Seating
- Two, tandem
Body & Cabin
- Body panels
- UV-stable ABS, co-extruded weatherable cap
- Doors
- Butterfly, up-and-forward opening
- Glazing
- DOT-compliant windshield, polycarbonate side panels
- Lighting
- Full LED, front and rear
- Instrumentation
- Digital display with app connectivity
- Cabin
- Fully enclosed and weather sealed
Ownership
- Driver's license
- Not required
- Registration
- Not required
- Insurance
- Not required
- Bike lane access
- Where permitted by local ordinance
- Assembly
- California
Gallery
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Manufactured in the United States
Design, fabrication and final assembly are performed in-house at our facilities in California — never outsourced overseas.
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All-wheel drive as standard
Equipped on every vehicle, delivering confident traction on pavement, gravel, sand and unimproved terrain.
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Bike lane access
Where permitted by local ordinance.
Two decades of handcrafted vehicle engineering.
Next-Machina was founded by Antonio Carvajal, a vehicle designer who completed his first electric truck in 2012 and has spent two decades personally overseeing every stage of production — fabrication, machining, mold-making and finishing.
That approach continues today. Next-Machina operates its own fabrication facilities in California, and the team that engineers each vehicle is the same team that manufactures it.