We’ve seen more personal e-vehicles sprout up in the last year than I care to remember, but today yet another joins the fray.
Meet the JiveBike. Read More
The bike share programs that have popped up in major cities around the world make for a cheap way to get around town for a few hours—unless you’re lazy. So if you find yourself suffering from "let’s just take a cab" syndrome, you might want to consider funding this clever little briefcase called the ShareRoller that adds an electric drivetrain to bike share bicycles in just ten seconds.
E-bikes are much-maligned by the cycling community and non-riders alike. They’re for lazy people. They’re so ugly and clunky looking. But Specialized has come up with an answer for both crowds. You will want to hate the Turbo. You will fail.
Collapsing High-Speed Electric Trike Can Squeeze Into the Tiniest of Trunks [Tricycles]
Posted in: Today's Chili If you’ve been looking for a way to ditch your car, HP Velotechnik’s new Scorpion fs 26 S-Pedelec electric trike could be a suitable replacement for your daily commuter. Despite a mouthful of a name, the motor-powered recumbent can hit a top speed of 28 miles per hour, while still folding away into an impossibly small package for easy storage. More »
Your average e-bike is just a regular bicycle fitted with an electric motor. When the battery dies, you can just revert to pedalling so you’re not stranded. The new Footloose from Mando, however, takes a different approach. There’s still a set of pedals, but they’re used to power an alternator which generates electricity keeping the motor running. It’s like the bicycle equivalent of the Chevy Volt. More »
Electric vehicles—from cars, to scooters, to bikes—all feature fairly conservative designs. But that doesn’t have to be the case, as the Marrs Cycles demonstrates with its beautiful M-1 e-bike that looks like a cross between an old style bicycle and a modern Harley Davidson chopper. More »