[blackbeans]

VanMoof did improve technically with their S5. However they also mentioned they had a 10% return rate on their older S3, which probably was very costly. Also they never had a dealer/service network like other brands have in Europe as they were B2C.

Your requirements (more range, more torque, removable battery) are specific to your region. As VanMoof is sold a lot in The Netherlands, a flat country where people make short trips, the bike specification actually made a lot of sense (bigger batteries add weight and cost and removable batteries make frames more bulky).

An alternative could be Cowboy.