Brompton launched it's original e-bike derivative of it's popular folding bike with a front wheel drive system. Steering and driving via the front wheel makes for some interesting challenges, which were never really addressed in the first attempt, as putting power through a front wheel in that context is fraught difficulty.
Today, Brompton have abandoned front drive across their range, with a new drive system mounted in the rear hub. With batteries still out front ahead, placing their mass ahead of the steering axis, the challenges of driving through the front wheel at least will no longer bother the popular bikes, and riders can expect far better manners from this new system.
