I’ve had my eye on Monday since it first popped up on my Instagram feed. They’re cute. But they’re also cool. They’ve still got that vibe of the Puch 50 they’re modeled after. But they also have a modern feel, all black-clad. They follow the Henry Ford Design School — you can have any color you want, as long as it’s black. Definitely the perfect vehicle for heading to the beach, or to work.
The fine folks over at Brompton took to the tubes in London with a new pitch: ditch the usual commute in favor of a ride on one of Brompton’s lightweight, compact folding electric bikes. Most folks in the world still haven’t ridden on an electric bicycle, which makes the proposal that much more exciting.
While a lot of fingers are being pointed at China by people committed to both inaction and action in North America, the actual climate story in China is much different than most people realize.
Yesterday, I attended the Drive Electric Week event in New Port Richey. Next week, if all goes as planned, I’ll attend another one in Florida. I’ve been attending these sorts of events for a few years. Although I enjoy them, I don’t think they are very effective at their stated purpose. Every time I attend a Drive Electric event, it seems that it is preaching to the choir. I was happy to see a few non-EV owners at the event, but the majority of the people there owned an EV.
Espin recently announced some new additions to its fleet of electric pedal-assist bikes, as well as some improvements in its older models.
The CERO One e-bike is the brainchild of co-founder and CEO of CERO Bikes Kiyoshi Iwai. After yet another day of crawling through Los Angeles traffic, Kiyoshi was at his wits’ end. He envisioned a Los Angeles where people moved around the sunny city on bicycles. Where smog was replaced with fresh air and hours spent in a car were exchanged for more time with family exploring the city.
The folks over at Tern have built a number of bikes and ebikes that enable more people to spend more time on bikes, thanks to the unique functionality they pack under the hood. They brought a fully loaded Tern GSD over for us to run through the paces for a few weeks so naturally, we obliged. We took the GSD out on the town on long commutes, beach rides, hauling the kids around town, and fully-loaded trips to the store. In every circumstance, the GSD performed admirably, even asking for more as our weary legs were increasingly augmented by the battery and mid-frame mounted motor.
If you’re into the cafe racer scene, look no further than Vintage Electric electric bikes. They blend vintage looks with furious performance. The company recently introduced its new 2020 Roadster, designed as an open-air Sportser-like bike. It has speeds of up to 36 mph (58 km/h). Here’s your chance to go riding on weekdays and racing on weekends!
As good as small EVs like the Smart (and its motorcycle-engined gas predecessors) do their jobs, they just aren’t that appealing. They are built as tall as a more traditional compact hatchback, but much shorter and narrower. I’m sure the reason they’re built this way is for ease of entry and exit and other utilitarian purposes, but it gives them a poor drag coefficient along with the odd looks.
Today, Rad Power Bikes is launching an all new electric bike (ebike) that’s aimed at the sweet spot between a classic moped and an ultra-functional cargo bike. The new RadRunner does all this while shirking the high prices of ebikes, offering an affordable, quality ebike for just $1,299.
