I could’ve sworn my now-discontinued 250w ebike (D4S) had a geared hub motor, but no idea now. Though no torque sensor and I always assumed it was probably only 2 gears.

Not that it’s very useful at 250w, you definitely still need a derailleur. And for me, the redundancy is a bigger point, because at this low of power it’s always just an assist.

If it does… my bike only does gearing for the motor itself, whereas the article says this gearing does apply to rider (mechanical) input.

EDIT: OK so this doesn’t apply gearing to the motor itself so is a different thing.

I wish the system also worked through the motor itself (i.e. could downshift the motor for more torque on hill climbs), but this is still great progress for the industry