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Discover
The cheapest sixteen kilometres of your day.
When an Emerald riders replaces a car trip instead of a bicycle trip. The arithmetic changes completely.
The numbers
Your commute, your arithmetic.
Adjust the slider to match your daily commute. Watch the numbers change. Every assumption is clearly shown below.
16 km · 3,680 km a year
Based on 230 travelling days a year.
What it costs over five years
Cumulative, in Canadian dollars
Cheaper than driving from year 1
Five-year saving vs driving
$0
Blaze Pro, 16 km a day
Five-year cost of driving
$0
Insurance, fuel, parking, depreciation
Car: $4,800 a year for insurance, maintenance, depreciation and parking, plus $0.18/km for fuel. Transit: a $156 monthly pass. Emerald: the $2,499 purchase, electricity, and two optional Premium Services a year from year two — the first service is complimentary.
CO₂ you do not put in the air
Per year, against the same distance by car
0 kg
of CO₂ avoided every year
- By car707 kg
- By transit331 kg
- By Emerald22 kg
Equivalent to
0 trees
Working for a year
Distance a year
0 km
16 km a day
Assumes 192 g/km for an average Canadian petrol car, 90 g/km per passenger for urban transit, and 6 g/km for an Emerald on Ontario grid electricity with manufacturing amortised. One mature tree absorbs about 21 kg of CO₂ a year.
Which model
How they differ in daily use.
Same frame language, same support, different jobs.
Blaze
110 km claimed range
Short city trips under 20 km a day. Easy to carry up stairs, and the most affordable way to get around.
Explore BlazeBlaze Pro
110 km claimed range
The everyday commuter. Plenty of range for a full week of 16 km rides, with extra carrying capacity for daily essentials.
Explore Blaze ProBlaze GT
110 km claimed range
Built for long distance commute, hills and headwinds. If your daily route includes challenging climbs, this is your ride.
Explore Blaze GTCruise
80 km claimed range
A more relaxed way to ride. Comfortable geometry for easy commutes weekend trips.
Explore Cruise
Range
Will it cover your week?
See how far Emerald can take you. Adjust the simulator to match your weight, cargo, terrain, and weather.
Your ride
80 kg
5 kg
Tour · 22 km/h
18 °C
Terrain
Estimated range
Blaze Pro · 720 Wh battery
0 km
2.7 h at 22 km/h · 12 Wh/km
Estimate only. Modelled from rolling resistance, aerodynamic drag, gradient and a 25 W system overhead, with battery capacity derated for temperature (713 Wh usable at 18 °C). Real range depends on wind, stop-start traffic, tyre pressure and how you ride.
Range at each assist level
Same rider, same terrain, same temperature