Young Electric Canada (2026): Verified Brand Profile

Who Is Young Electric?

When you search for Young Electric Canada, you are looking for something specific: whether this brand has the corporate substance to back up its warranty, where the money goes when something breaks, and whether a Canadian buyer has any recourse if the experience goes wrong. This profile answers those questions with sourced facts, not marketing copy. (New to vetting eBike brands? Start with our guide on how to spot a legit eBike store in Canada.)

What Young Electric Claims

Young Electric publicly presents itself with a youth-and-cycling positioning. Its About page states the brand "was born with the mission to develop an unforgettable cycling experience which keeps you YOUNG" and that "our team of 40 engineers – many avid cyclists among them – looked at thousands of different e-bike designs" (both verbatim from youngelectricbikes.com/pages/about-us). The About page Zeus reviewed does not name founders, a founding year, a US manufacturing origin, or any Chinese manufacturing parent; it describes an "ultra-efficient manufacturing process" without stating where production occurs. The brand's overall US-storefront framing reads, in Zeus's assessment, as market positioning rather than a verified statement of manufacturing origin.

What Independent Research Found

Primary sources show the brand operating as the US-facing arm of the Forcome group: the brand's own Contact page lists Forcome Europe B.V. (Hengelo, Netherlands) and Forcome (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) as its offices alongside a US warehouse in Springfield, MO. Forcome is a Shanghai-based exporter; the RocketReach profile reports it was founded in 2007 with David Wang as President/CEO, and HKTDC and ImportGenius list it as a supplier of bike racks, cargo carriers and towing/automotive accessories. On that evidence, in Zeus's assessment the manufacturing/operating origin is China, with the US presence functioning as distribution, warehousing and storefront. The "US brand" impression conveyed by the storefront reflects positioning rather than a confirmed manufacturing origin.

Where Are Young Electric eBikes Made?

Affiliated/parent manufacturer group: Forcome (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — a Chinese exporter listed as the brand's China office on its own Contact page, and described by HKTDC and ImportGenius as a supplier of bike racks, cargo carriers and towing/automotive accessories (the RocketReach profile describes a broader "outdoor products, tools and equipment" export catalogue). Country of manufacture: China, on the available evidence. The specific e-bike assembly factory is not separately disclosed; the e-bikes use third-party Bafang motors and LG cells per brand and retailer listings.

Battery Cells

LG cells per the brand's and retailers' listings (e.g., a 48V/20Ah ~960Wh removable pack on the E-Scout Pro; 48V/15Ah ~720Wh on some configurations). LG is a tier-1 cell manufacturer. Zeus has not independently verified the cell grade beyond the "LG" labelling on the listings.

Motor & Controller Serviceability

Motor: Bafang hub motor (e.g., a 750W Bafang rear hub on the E-Scout Pro, with higher configurations citing Bafang peak outputs in the 1000W–1500W range) per brand and retailer listings. Bafang is a major, widely-serviced e-bike motor supplier, so parts and service availability is generally good. Controller brand is not separately disclosed on the pages Zeus reviewed (UNCERTAIN). Serviceability is helped by the use of mainstream Bafang motors and LG packs and by availability through big-box retailers and at least one Canadian dealer — but the warranty's owner-pays-all-labour clause limits hands-off repair support.

Ownership, Corporate History & Canadian Presence

Corporate Entity

"Young Electric" (also styled Young E-Bikes) is the consumer e-bike brand. Its own Contact page lists three affiliated offices: a US warehouse/office in Springfield, Missouri; Forcome Europe B.V. (Hamerstraat 10, 7556MZ Hengelo, Netherlands); and Forcome (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Building 109, No. 255 South Sizhuan Road, Shanghai 201612, China). The brand's Terms of Service state: "This website is operated by Young Electric." The exact US legal-entity type/name (LLC vs Inc.) for the e-bike brand was NOT located in a public state registry as of June 2026 — Zeus could not confirm it, so this point is UNCERTAIN. NOTE: a separate, unrelated "Young Electric LLC" (a Portland, Oregon electrical contractor) appears in searches and is, on the available evidence, not this company. The affiliated/parent firm Forcome Co., Ltd. (Shanghai) lists David Wang as President & CEO per his LinkedIn and a RocketReach profile; the same RocketReach profile reports Forcome was founded in 2007, is headquartered in Shanghai, and cites roughly US$17M annual revenue (a 2026 RocketReach figure Zeus has not independently audited).

Parent Company / Investor Ownership

Forcome group — Forcome (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China), with subsidiary Forcome Europe B.V. (Netherlands), both listed as offices on the Young Electric Contact page. President & CEO: David Wang (per his LinkedIn and the RocketReach profile). The exact US holding/operating entity name for "Young Electric" was not located by Zeus in a public state registry as of June 2026, so the precise corporate link between the e-bike brand and Forcome is documented through shared offices rather than a confirmed registry filing.

Related Brands & OEM Connections

The following brands, parent entities, or OEM manufacturing relationships were found in verified sources:

• Forcome (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — parent/affiliate exporter (bike racks, cargo carriers and towing/automotive accessories per HKTDC and ImportGenius)
• Forcome Europe B.V. — Netherlands office listed on the Young Electric Contact page
• Young Electric bike-rack / accessory product line (sold via mainstream retailers) — same brand name, non-e-bike products

Canadian Registration & Tax Compliance

No Canadian legal entity, GST/HST number, or Canadian corporate registration was found publicly by Zeus as of June 2026. The brand operates a Canada-facing storefront (youngelectricbikes.com/collections/canada-ebike) with CAD pricing and Canada-specific listings, and is carried by at least one Canadian dealer (Cycle Life, 1050 Brock Rd Unit 3, Pickering, ON, with a second Port Perry, ON location). The Contact page lists no Canadian address — only the US, Netherlands and China offices. Ship-from origin for Canadian orders is not explicitly disclosed on the product pages Zeus reviewed, and no Canadian warehouse is named. Because of that, Canadian buyers should confirm the ship-from point with the seller before purchase; cross-border e-bike shipments can attract import duty (about 13% per LCS Logistics and PCB) plus GST/HST. Status: UNCERTAIN on ship-from; CONFIRMED only that Zeus found no public Canadian entity or GST number.

Models Available in Canada

Pricing above sourced from Canadian brand website and major Canadian retailers as of 2026-06-10. Prices change frequently.

The Warranty — What They Promise vs What You Get

What Young Electric States

5 years frame; 2 years electrical (battery + motor); 1 year mechanical. Original owner only, non-transferable, dated sales receipt required. The owner is responsible for all labour charges for warranty service, including component transfer and installation. (Verbatim from youngelectricbikes.com/pages/warranty.)

Warranty Reality

Independent, verifiable documentation of warranty and service experience is thin, so the picture is limited rather than damning. TopConsumerReviews (April 2026) reported the brand's Trustpilot rating as 3.4 stars from just two reviews, characterized customer service as a weak point, and concluded: "We cannot recommend Young Electric ebikes to anyone who values reliable customer service, proven quality, or peace of mind with their purchase." That is the reviewer's stated opinion; Zeus found no documented response from the company to that review. Separately, the brand's own on-site Judge.me widget showed roughly 4.9/5 from about 926 reviews — but those are merchant-hosted, not independently moderated the way Trustpilot or Google are, and many appear to be for the company's bike racks rather than its e-bikes, so they should be weighted accordingly. A structural caution, drawn directly from the brand's own warranty page: the owner pays all labour costs for warranty service, which can blunt the practical value of the long frame term. Zeus found no pattern of denied-warranty disputes in independent forums as of June 2026 — but the overall volume of independent, verifiable warranty evidence is low, which is itself a caution for a higher-ticket purchase.

Review Authenticity

Zeus found no evidence of paid, incentivized, or fake reviews, and no FTC action, against Young Electric as of June 2026. One pattern is worth flagging neutrally, as Zeus's observation on the public figures: there is a large gap between the brand's own on-site Judge.me score (~4.9/5 from ~926 merchant-hosted, unmoderated reviews, many for bike racks) and the independent Trustpilot score reported by TopConsumerReviews (3.4/5 from only two reviews as of April 2026). On-site widgets commonly present a more favourable picture than independent platforms; Zeus frames this as a structural observation, not an allegation of manipulation. No company statement on review practices was found because no public manipulation allegation has been made, so there is nothing here for the company to answer.

Safety Record & Recalls

No recalls or safety actions for Young Electric were found by Zeus as of June 2026. A search of the Health Canada / Government of Canada recalls database (recalls-rappels.canada.ca) returned no Young Electric e-bike recall. Zeus found no CPSC recall or warning naming Young Electric; CPSC's 2025–2026 e-bike battery actions named other brands (for example Rad Power Bikes, and — per CPSC warnings and trade-press reporting — Ridstar, VIVI, Unit Pack Power and FENGQS), not Young Electric. No Transport Canada action was found. No battery-fire reports specific to Young Electric were located. The brand's listings on Amazon, Walmart and Lowe's, and its own pages, state its e-bikes are UL2849-certified (the US electrical-systems safety standard for e-bikes) and use LG-cell batteries — both positive safety signals, though Zeus has not independently verified the UL certificate number. Stated as an absence: no recall or fire incident for this brand was found by Zeus as of June 2026 — which is not proof that none exists.

Source: CPSC recall database, Health Canada recall database, Transport Canada recall database, all searched June 2026. Absence of a listed recall is not a guarantee of safety — it means no government action was found at time of research.

Before you buy any eBike in Canada, confirm it is road-legal where you ride: see our breakdown of Canadian eBike laws by province — power-assisted bicycle rules are set provincially, not federally, and most provinces cap 500W rated power and 32 km/h motor-assisted speed.

Verified Green Flags & Red Flags

Every flag below is sourced from primary records — corporate filings, CPSC/Health Canada databases, trademark filings, investigative journalism, and verified consumer complaint repositories. No flag is added from opinion alone.

Green Flags (7 found)

• UL2849-certified e-bikes per the brand's own pages and its Amazon/Walmart/Lowe's listings — UL2849 is the recognized US e-bike electrical-system safety standard (independent UL certificate number not verified by Zeus)
• Uses LG-cell batteries (e.g., 48V/20Ah ~960Wh on the E-Scout Pro) per brand and retailer listings — LG is a tier-1 cell maker
• Uses Bafang hub motors (e.g., a 750W Bafang rear hub) per brand and retailer listings — Bafang is a major established e-bike motor supplier with widely available service parts
• Long stated frame warranty (5 years) plus 2-year electrical/battery/motor coverage per the brand's Limited Warranty page — longer than many budget rivals
• Distributed through major mainstream retailers (Amazon, Walmart, Lowe's) and at least one physical Canadian dealer (Cycle Life, Pickering/Port Perry, Ontario), giving buyers big-retailer and in-person purchase/return channels
• Affiliated with an established manufacturer group — Forcome (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., an exporter operating since about 2007 with a Netherlands subsidiary — rather than an anonymous, unnamed drop-shipper
• Specific, transparent return policy on its own site (30 days, prepaid return label, refund roughly 3 business days after inspection)

Red Flags (8 found)

• No Canadian legal entity, GST/HST number, or Canadian corporate registration was found publicly by Zeus as of June 2026, despite a CAD storefront — Canadian buyers cannot readily confirm a domestic entity standing behind warranty claims
• Ship-from origin for Canadian orders is not clearly disclosed on the product pages Zeus reviewed, and no Canadian warehouse is named, so duties/brokerage on any cross-border shipment are a possibility buyers should confirm before ordering (about 13% import duty plus GST/HST per LCS Logistics and PCB)
• No founder or owner is publicly named for the e-bike brand specifically; the disclosed leadership figure, David Wang, is President/CEO of the affiliated firm Forcome per his LinkedIn and RocketReach, not an identified principal of the e-bike brand
• The brand's own warranty page makes the OWNER responsible for all labour charges for warranty service, which reduces the practical value of the headline 5-year frame term
• TopConsumerReviews (April 2026) concluded it 'cannot recommend Young Electric ebikes to anyone who values reliable customer service, proven quality, or peace of mind' — that is the reviewer's opinion, and Zeus found no documented company response to it
• Very thin independent review base — TopConsumerReviews reported just two Trustpilot reviews (3.4/5) as of April 2026 — making the brand's reputation hard to verify; the favourable ~4.9/5 figure comes from the brand's own on-site Judge.me widget (unmoderated, largely bike-rack reviews)
• Inconsistent corporate addresses appear across the brand's own materials (a Springfield, MO warehouse address on the Contact page versus a different Springfield, MO address in the Terms of Service) and a San Marcos, California customer-service address cited by TopConsumerReviews — together making the operating entity harder to pin down
• The brand name collides with an unrelated 'Young Electric LLC' (a Portland, OR electrical contractor) and with Forcome's other product lines, which can complicate buyer due diligence and registry searches