Building upon learnings from the development of its flagship P1 car-lane e-scooter, Infinite Machine‘s latest vehicle is specifically engineered for the bike lane. The new Olto combines automotive-grade performance and e-bike practicality, with a range of up to 40 mi (64 km) and a top speed of 20 mph (37 km/h) in the bike lane and 33 mph (53 km/h) off-road.

The company was co-founded by brothers Joseph Cohen, CEO, and Eddie Cohen, President, along with Zach Cooper, Chief Engineering Officer, who saw an opportunity to create urban vehicles that combined advanced technology, high performance, elevated design, and modularity. Dissatisfied with what they said were subpar performance, uninspiring designs, and the lack of good technology in existing urban vehicles, they brought together a team of builders from Tesla, Boosted, and Apple to realize their vision.

“Infinite Machine is a New York-based company that’s focused on making the best non-cars on Earth,” said Eddie Cohen at the Olto’s launch.

In October 2024, the company building “the next generation of non-car vehicles” announced the close of its seed funding round of $9.3 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz through its American Dynamism fund, with additional participation from Adjacent Capital; Necessary Ventures; Otherwise Fund; the founders of Reformation, Replit, and Hugging Face; and Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg, Founder of Rosberg Ventures. The capital is helping to accelerate production and the market launch of Infinite Machine’s debut product, the P1 high-performance electric scooter designed to be the ultimate vehicle for urban environments.

“We believe that the future of transportation in cities is not cars, but smaller, smarter, more beautiful vehicles—and we have really big plans to rethink how transportation is done in urban environments,” said Joseph Cohen.

“When we look at cities in the United States and across the world, we see the bike lane as the next transportation frontier,” added Eddie Cohen. “It’s a nascent transportation medium that’s growing in popularity everywhere in the world.”

Following the P1 high-performance electric scooter, the Olto is Infinite Machine’s view of what the ultimate bike-lane vehicle could be.

“Knowing everything we know about making vehicles, about P1, the entire stack, the global supply chain, how do we take all of that learning and apply it to a smaller form factor that is meant and made for the bike lane,” explained Eddie Cohen.

“You can get anywhere in a city, instantly, frictionless—no license required, no registration required, no insurance, and you can take advantage of this incredible new infrastructure that exists in cities around the world,” added Joseph Cohen.

Infinite Machine designers and engineers labored over every detail to make sure that Olto was intuitive and easy to use.

“All the aspects of Olto are very thoughtful, from the switch pack, which is where the buttons are and you interact with the vehicle, to the pedal formation, how you can put one into a forward position and be in a much more comfortable riding position,” explained Cooper. “The seat opens up to expose an underseat battery that’s very easily removable that can plug into a dock. And the suspension is completely hidden away from view and allows the vehicle to be much more minimal and more approachable to a person.”

The state-adjustable-class e-bike (pedal-assist and throttle) weighs about 154 lb (70 kg), 176 lb (80 kg) including battery, with a 353-lb (160-kg) weight capacity. The Olto is 65.8 in (1670 mm) long, 27.3 in (693 mm) wide, and 42.4 in (1076 mm) tall, on a 47.2-in (1200-mm) wheelbase. It will come in silver and black and start at a $3495 launch MSRP in the Fall of this year.

Its main chassis is made from welded steel married to cast aluminum, with a dual-suspension frame and cast Al 6061-T6 swingarm. Because its body is made from “weatherproof” extruded aluminum, fully sealed and anodized for outdoor use, the Olto can be stored outside for city flexibility. It features internal cable routing, a hot-swappable slide-in battery, and magnetic foldable pedals that fold out for assist or lock in to use the throttle.

The e-bike’s seat is big enough to carry two passengers comfortably, with hidden footpegs and under-seat handles for the rear rider. Its high and low beams are enabled by 1120-lumen LED matrix headlights with daytime running halos to ensure all-condition illumination and turn off automatically when not needed.

Olto sports a quiet 750-W nominal and 2-kW peak (for off-road) rear hub motor. A handlebar-triggered 5-s power boost is safeguarded by thermal cooldown.

The e-bike’s UL-certified battery, with system specs of 48 V, 25 A·h, and 1.2 kW·h, slides in under the seat and can be removed with one hand. Its advanced battery management system features cell-level balancing, thermal throttling, and over-the-air firmware updates for optimal battery health. It can be fully charged overnight to 100% in 5.5 h with an included charger or fast charged to 50% in 1 h and fully in 3 h.

Olto features a variety of modular components, allowing builds to suit unique lifestyles with attachments like a child carrier, rear rack and basket, and center panel. When requirements change, accessories can be swapped out to fit user needs.

Built to be virtually theft-proof via Infinite Machine’s Infinite Security suite, every Olto is connected to the Internet and tracked with precise GPS coordinates via the Infinite Machine app. For added security, a dedicated slot for an Apple AirTag can track the e-bike with Apple’s Find My network.

When parking, Olto automatically locks the steering and wheels to make it difficult to move. If someone tampers with the machine, an alarm will sound, and the owner receives a notification on a mobile phone.

The included Infinite Machine app is the key, connecting to and unlocking the e-bike when the user walks up to it, and locking when the user walks away. It displays Olto’s speed, remaining range, and location as well as trip and lifetime distance, battery percentage, and tampering alerts.

Customers can now order an Olto, with shipments starting in the Fall of 2025. For further details, visit https://www.infinitemachine.com/.