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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.<\/p>\n
The company told TechCrunch on Friday that the Launch Edition of its TM-B e-bike, which retails<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n Also began as a skunkworks project<\/a> 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\u2019s design firm LoveFrom to help with an early design, as TechCrunch first reported<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n In March 2025, Rivian spun out Also as its own company, with $105 million in backing<\/a> from Eclipse. The startup revealed its first e-bike, the TM-B, in October of last year. It originally targeted<\/a> a \u201cspring\u201d 2026 ship date, but supply chain headaches got in the way, and the company pushed the delivery window to July.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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,\u201d the company wrote in June on a support page<\/a>. \u201cOur engineering and production teams are working around the clock to minimize these constraints without cutting a single corner on safety or quality.\u201d<\/p>\n Also declined to say what components, specifically, caused the delay.<\/p>\n Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a \u201cvehicle\u201d company and has plans<\/a> to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon. The company is working<\/a> on an autonomous delivery vehicle for DoorDash, too.<\/p>\n 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. 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really frustrated by the lack of communication and the actual miscommunication\/lies from Also regarding shipment timelines,\u201d the original poster wrote<\/a>. \u201cWhy 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.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHey we\u2019ve still got a few business hours left in July. Maybe we\u2019ll get an email later this morning \u263a\ufe0f,\u201d a different user responded.<\/p>\n Not everyone was so patient. <\/p>\n \u201cCouldn\u2019t wait any longer and canceled my reservation,\u201d another wrote. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n