CES 2026: Hello Space launches range anxiety-busting regenerative drive for eBikes

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 Jonathon Harker

There’s usually a presence for eBikes at uber tech show CES and this year is no different, with Bosch using the Vegas-set event to talk eBike anti-theft. Hello Space Co – a Japan-based start-up – is also using CES 2026 to unveil fresh eBike tech, specifically its patented semi-superconducting regenerative drive system.

Hello Space’ MAG DRIVE charges batteries through pedalling, without inducing magnetic resistance. In a nutshell, that will help with the (arguable) problem of range anxiety amongst electric bike owners and prospective riders, solve a potentially challenging discussion in bike shops and maybe ease the challenges of ecargobike fleet operators involved in last mile deliveries – and for eBike share systems (more on that below).

While Hello Space is a start-up, it has been working with a heavyweight partner on the project since 2021 – Toyota Tsusho Nexty Electronics Group.The concept was first announced to the world at CES 2022, when Hello Space was invited to join the Japan Pavilion at that show.

According to the PR, we can expect to see the first smart eBike using the MAG DRIVE system in 2026, thanks to a memorandum of understanding with India EV manufacturer XERO (aka Anantshree vehicle Rvt Ltd). Hello Space will supply MAG DRIVE to XERO and XERO will manufacture and supply smart eBikes for bike sharing services around the world.

How does it work?

The MAG DRIVE system consists of a generator, power charging board application, gear box, pedals, crank shaft, sensors and batteries. At normal pedalling speed, the power output ranges from 100W to 250W. The device is easily attachable to the mid-hub of bikes and can connect to any in-wheel drive motor, we’re told. It is equipped with two batteries, each with separate circuits which charge from the generator and power the drive motor.

The system features an automated charging cycle:

When the remaining charge in one of the batteries drops to a specified level, the charging and discharging circuits automatically switch over to the other battery.
When the battery is fully charged, the circuits switch back.
Each battery gets fully charged within 2-3 hours of riding.