I’ve written about bicycles, bicycle safety, and, yes, cargo bicycles before — many times. Now, I’m offering more appreciation to my favorite e-bicycle of late, the Blix Aveny. Blix has a press release out about its new addition, and this cargo e-bicycle is even better for someone like me — it’s a compact cargo e-bicycle.
A 41% preference for electric bikes vs the 27% preference for electric motorcycles among the audience of mostly older, wealthier, male North Americans looks rather stunning.
Riese and Müller is a German bike company focused on building bikes geared specifically toward meeting the needs of unique sets of users. In recent years, it has taken its divergent bicycle designs and re-imagined them as electric bikes, resulting in a transformative lineup of hyper-functional vehicles that are finding traction with a new generation of customers.
Electric bicycles with some pretty fun and even outrageous designs have been spun out there, and today’s pick of the litter is no exception. The TRIPL Urban Cargo funky e-scooter blends the lines, offering cargo space elegantly.
7 years in, I have tens of thousands of miles in the saddle of different e-bikes, but it turns out I have never owned a factory built model. I have always built them myself, to suit my needs.
New EV tech will be front and center at the upcoming ARPA-E Summit, including a demonstration of an “instant” solar powered electric cargo bike fleet.
To accompany the HUGE electric vehicle news roundup I just published, if you are interested in clean transport in general, here are some cool bike and transit stories: Why Do People Hate Cyclists? At the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, several researchers shared their work examining why people hate bicyclists … [continued]
Originally published on Icebike.org (obtained via the ECOreport) Welcome to Copenhagen. Although, if you’re a fan of two-wheeled transportation, you’ll probably come to know it as bicycle heaven. Copenhagen is a city with more bikes than people, at a rate of 5 bikes to 4 people. Many cities in Europe have taken steps to make … [continued]
The Danish and the Dutch are at the forefront of serious bicyclists — mom, pop, grandma, grandpa, grandchildren, and the whole family bikes. The European Cycle Logistics Federation (ECLF) even reports that a quarter of families with two children in Copenhagen own cargo bikes. The use and sales of cargo bikes are on an incline … [continued]
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. In the green blogosphere, we’re rather bullish on cleantech and renewable energy, and it’s no secret we’re in favor of electric cars and hybrids, but let’s face it, we’re not all going to be able to run out and put money down on big ticket items to live … [continued]
