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When it's dead, you can order an UberXL and toss this in the back? Cheaper than a tow truck...

Also, 100 miles is a lot on a bike. I think they got rid of this design requirement by just making the range longer.

You could lean up against something and pedal to get a bit of charge back in the battery, then you just need to pedal it home like a regular dead e-bike, no?

I don't think the pedals are attached to the drivetrain. They look like they are literally just to charge the battery. So this bike is just dead when it's out of batteries? Unless I'm missing something.

I agree with you, but I'm not clear how it relates to what I said. You charge the battery back up slightly by pedaling, and then it's usable again. You just need to pedal hard enough on the way home that you charge it more than it discharges. Though I don't know what the various efficiencies are.

There is no way you can charge an ebike battery by pedaling fast enough for it to actually get you anywhere in a reasonable time.

you can use your phone charger with this one too