Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays

Rivian 分拆公司 Also 在经历数月延期后即将开始交付电动自行车

Rivian spinoff Also will finally start delivering its first e-bikes to customers next week, after months of delays related to unspecified supply chain issues. The company told TechCrunch on Friday that the Launch Edition of its TM-B e-bike, which retails for $4,500, has started shipping from its manufacturer to its warehouse in the U.S. Also said it expects to deliver all Launch Edition bikes between next week and September.

在经历数月与未明确供应链问题相关的延期后，Rivian 的分拆公司 Also 终于将在下周开始向客户交付其首批电动自行车。该公司周五向 TechCrunch 表示，其零售价为 4,500 美元的 TM-B 电动自行车“发布版”（Launch Edition）已开始从制造商处发往其美国仓库。Also 表示，预计将在下周至 9 月之间完成所有“发布版”自行车的交付。

Also began as a skunkworks project inside Rivian in 2022, after CEO RJ Scaringe started looking into making an e-bike to complement his portfolio of electric vehicles for the outdoorsy set. The company spent a few years tinkering with the idea, and even hired Jony Ive’s design firm LoveFrom to help with an early design, as TechCrunch first reported in 2025. In March 2025, Rivian spun out Also as its own company, with $105 million in backing from Eclipse.

Also 最初是 Rivian 内部于 2022 年启动的一个秘密项目，当时首席执行官 RJ Scaringe 开始考虑制造一款电动自行车，以完善其针对户外运动人群的电动汽车产品组合。正如 TechCrunch 在 2025 年首次报道的那样，该公司花了几年时间打磨这一想法，甚至聘请了 Jony Ive 的设计公司 LoveFrom 来协助早期设计。2025 年 3 月，Rivian 将 Also 分拆为一家独立公司，并获得了 Eclipse 提供的 1.05 亿美元融资。

The startup revealed its first e-bike, the TM-B, in October of last year. It originally targeted a “Spring” 2026 ship date, but supply chain headaches got in the way, and the company pushed the delivery window to July. “The primary factor driving our updated summer timeline is current stress on global supply chains. A rapid, industry-wide spike in demand for raw materials and electronic components has impacted key parts required for the TM-B. This has temporarily delayed our planned manufacturing ramp-up and pushed our first delivery dates past our original spring window,” the company wrote in June on a support page. “Our engineering and production teams are working around the clock to minimize these constraints without cutting a single corner on safety or quality.” Also declined to say what components, specifically, caused the delay.

这家初创公司于去年 10 月发布了其首款电动自行车 TM-B。它最初的目标是 2026 年“春季”发货，但供应链问题阻碍了进度，公司将交付窗口推迟到了 7 月。该公司在 6 月的一份支持页面上写道：“导致我们更新夏季时间表的主要因素是当前全球供应链的压力。全行业对原材料和电子元件需求的快速激增，影响了 TM-B 所需的关键零部件。这暂时延误了我们计划的产能提升，并将我们的首次交付日期推迟到了原定的春季窗口之后。我们的工程和生产团队正在夜以继日地工作，以在不牺牲安全或质量的前提下最大限度地减少这些限制。”Also 拒绝透露具体是哪些零部件导致了延期。

Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a “vehicle” company, and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon. The company is working on an autonomous delivery vehicle for DoorDash, too. But for now, Also needs to focus on delivering its first e-bikes while navigating the next set of headaches for a company shipping products like these: customer service.

Also 在 TM-B 之外还有宏大的计划。这家初创公司主要将自己定位为一家“车辆”公司，并计划为亚马逊制造四轮踏板辅助货运车辆。该公司还在为 DoorDash 开发自动配送车辆。但目前，Also 需要专注于交付其首批电动自行车，同时应对这类产品公司面临的下一个难题：客户服务。

On Friday, the last day of July, a number of customers were venting in a thread in the r/ALSOmicromobility subreddit about the repeated delays. “I’m really frustrated by the lack of communication and the actual miscommunication/lies from Also regarding shipment timelines,” the original poster wrote. “Why do they keep making these promises about shipping timelines just to blow right past them without any communication or actual updates? It really makes no sense.”

在 7 月的最后一天（周五），许多客户在 Reddit 的 r/ALSOmicromobility 子版块中发帖，宣泄对反复延期的不满。原帖作者写道：“我对 Also 在发货时间表上缺乏沟通，以及实际存在的沟通失误/谎言感到非常沮丧。为什么他们一直承诺发货时间，却在没有任何沟通或实际更新的情况下直接跳票？这真的毫无道理。”

“Hey we’ve still got a few business hours left in July. Maybe we’ll get an email later this morning ☺️,” a different user responded. Not everyone was so patient. “Couldn’t wait any longer and canceled my reservation,” another wrote.

另一位用户回应道：“嘿，7 月还有几个工作小时呢。也许今天上午晚些时候我们会收到邮件 ☺️。”并非所有人都如此耐心。另一位用户写道：“我等不下去了，已经取消了预订。”