#Revel launching e-bike rental service

Embattled scooter-sharing company Revel plans to expand into e-bike rentals, the company announced Tuesday.

The new program, which launches in March, will allow New Yorkers to rent a battery-powered bicycle on a monthly basis — in addition to Revel’s existing moped-share system.

For $99 per month, the company will deliver a bike, battery and charger directly to the customer’s door. Any maintenance issues can then be called back in to the company, which promises to send a repair person or replacement e-bike within 24 hours.

“It provides you all the benefits of personal e-bike ownership without the hassle or cost of repairs,” said Anne Emig, Revel’s head of mobility.

“It also is great for someone who might be contemplating purchasing an e-bike but just isn’t quite ready to spend the upfront costs.”

Revel’s e-bikes batteries can be activated using either a throttle or the bike’s pedals.

The addition of e-bikes — along with forthcoming plans to launch electric car-charging stations — are part of Revel’s “mission to electrify cities,” CEO Frank Reig told The Post.

Revel’s forays into e-bikes and e-cars comes after its moped rental program was forced to shut temporarily in the Big Apple last summer after three riders were killed in traffic crashes.

The company closed service in the city for roughly a month in July before returning in late August, adding a required 20-minute safety test and mandatory selfie to prove each rider is wearing a helmet.

The company now also faces multiple lawsuits from users who claim to have suffered injuries due to moped defects.

Reig declined to comment on the lawsuits, which are pending. He insisted the company’s vehicles are properly maintained for safety.

“Every single moped in our fleet has a preventative maintenance schedule — a certain time period, a certain amount of mileage where that vehicle is brought back to the shop and given a complete maintenance overhaul,” he said.

Reig said the idea to expand into e-bikes came in response to the surge in cycling in the city amid the COVID-19 pandemic.