Hm! Apparently it's a Currie designed bike - the "Izip Easy Go" - with the Schwinn name slapped on. Someone just sent me a link to a somewhat cheeseball Currie infomercial about the bike:
http://www.izipusa.com/infomercial_f...mercial_2.html
Featuring everyone's favourite EV proponent: Ed Begley Jr!
http://www.izipusa.com