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 https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195201692/vanmoof-ebikes-bankrupt-netherlands https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195201692/vanmoof-ebikes-bankrupt-netherlands
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 +==== Rebirth ====
  
 == Dutch E-Bike Brand VanMoof Bought Out of Bankruptcy by Scooter Maker == == Dutch E-Bike Brand VanMoof Bought Out of Bankruptcy by Scooter Maker ==
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 https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/vanmoof-makes-a-move-lavoie-acquires-the-e-bike-startup-out-of-bankruptcy-and-plans-to-relaunch-it/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/vanmoof-makes-a-move-lavoie-acquires-the-e-bike-startup-out-of-bankruptcy-and-plans-to-relaunch-it/
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 +== VanMoof is back with a new custom e-bike and rebooted repair network ==
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 +‘I don’t think there’s a reason for VanMoof to exist if we’re going to use off-the-shelf parts like everyone else.’
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 +Rebecca Bellan - 8:04 AM PDT June 20, 2025
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 +Dutch e-bike startup VanMoof is back two years after bankruptcy with its first model designed under new leadership. And despite past criticism that VanMoof’s over-reliance on custom parts led to the company’s downfall, the S6 sticks to the brand’s signature bespoke design. 
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 +Today, VanMoof is betting that higher-quality custom parts, alongside a more robust servicing network, will allow it to stay true to its design-forward, tech-heavy core, while avoiding the repair and servicing pitfalls that came out of scaling a specialized product too quickly.  
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 +“I don’t think there’s a reason for VanMoof to exist if we’re going to use off-the-shelf parts like everyone else,” co-CEO Elliot Wertheimer told TechCrunch backstage at Micromobility Europe in Brussels this week. “We’re here to push design, to have a bike that, if you’ve never ridden an e-bike in your life, you get on it and it’s intuitive. Easy, like an iPhone.”
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 +VanMoof previously raised more than $200 million in venture capital and gained a cult following for its premium, minimalist-designed e-bikes equipped with integrated lights, batteries, and motors. 
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 +https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/vanmoof-is-back-with-a-new-custom-e-bike-and-rebooted-repair-network/
  
  
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