Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Also Starts Shipping Its $4,500 TM-B, Months Late

The bikes are finally moving

Also, the electric mobility company spun out of Rivian, told TechCrunch on Friday, July 31, that the Launch Edition of its TM-B e-bike has started shipping from its manufacturer to a U.S. warehouse. The company said it expects to deliver all Launch Edition bikes to customers sometime between next week and September.

The TM-B retails for $4,500. Jalopnik reported the bike's starting sticker price at $3,500 for pre-orders, which suggests the $4,500 figure applies specifically to the Launch Edition trim rather than the base configuration.

The shipping announcement comes after months of missed deadlines and growing frustration among customers.

How we got here

Also started as an internal Rivian project in 2022, according to TechCrunch, after CEO RJ Scaringe began exploring an e-bike to sit alongside his electric vehicle lineup. Rivian spun the project out as an independent company in March 2025 with $105 million in backing from the venture firm Eclipse. Benzinga reported the company's valuation topped $1 billion in July 2025 after a separate $200 million round led by Greenoaks Capital.

Also unveiled the TM-B last October. The original plan called for spring 2026 deliveries. That slipped to July, and now the actual shipping-to-warehouse milestone is landing at the tail end of that window, with customer deliveries stretching into September.

Also attributed the delay to supply chain pressure. In a June support-page post cited by both TechCrunch and Benzinga, the company wrote that "a rapid, industry-wide spike in demand for raw materials and electronic components has impacted key parts required for the TM-B," adding that its teams were "working around the clock to minimize these constraints without cutting a single corner on safety or quality." Also declined to specify which components caused the holdup, and did not respond to Benzinga's request for further comment.

Customers frustrated by vague explanations

Frustration boiled over on the r/ALSOmicromobility subreddit on July 31, the last day of the month Also had promised for delivery. One poster wrote, "I'm really frustrated by the lack of communication and the actual miscommunication/lies from Also regarding shipment timelines," and asked why the company kept "making these promises about shipping timelines just to blow right past them without any communication or actual updates."

A company that took pre-order deposits against a spring 2026 date, then quietly moved that date to July, and is now completing the handoff to customers in the final days of that revised window, has given buyers real grounds to distrust its updates. At least one customer told Reddit they canceled their reservation outright rather than keep waiting.

Also's generic "global supply chain" explanation, without naming a single part or supplier, doesn't do much to rebuild that trust. Plenty of hardware startups cite supply chains when a launch slips. It's often true. It's also the easiest excuse to reach for, and Also hasn't offered specifics that would let outside observers verify it.

Bigger ambitions than a bike

Also insists it isn't really a bike company. Saul Leiken, the company's director of product, told Jalopnik he used the word "vehicle" 15 times in a 40-minute interview, and Matt Liddle, Also's director of physical experience, echoed that framing. The TM-B uses pedal-by-wire technology, meaning pedaling functions more like pressing an accelerator than physically turning gears, with over-the-air software updates similar to what Rivian and Tesla owners get.

The bigger business, according to all four outlets, is commercial vehicles. Also is developing four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon, similar to the branded delivery vans Rivian already builds for the retailer. It's also working with DoorDash on an autonomous delivery vehicle. Those programs are further out, per Jalopnik's reporting, while the TM-B is the product actually shipping now, however late.

What's still unresolved

Also hasn't said which specific components caused the delay, so there's no independent way to verify whether this was a genuine industry-wide shortage or a company-specific manufacturing problem. Also and Rivian didn't respond to Benzinga's request for comment on the record.

The test now is whether Also hits its own September deadline for the remaining Launch Edition units. Given the track record, that's not a given. Whether the frustrated Reddit crowd sticks around for the ride, or keeps canceling, will say a lot about how much goodwill Also has left to burn before its bigger Amazon and DoorDash vehicle programs even get off the ground.