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This Is The E-Bike Parking Solution You’ve Been Waiting For: Meet HAVN

January 8th, 2021 | by Jo Borrás

E-bikes are expensive, so you won't park them just ANYWHERE. This is the e-bike parking solution you've been waiting for: Meet

Op-Ed: The New Harley-Davidson Serial 1 E-Bike Is Bullsh*t

January 4th, 2021 | by Jo Borrás

The Serial 1 line of e-bikes being sold at select Harley-Davidson dealers is a mediocre entry into an already crowded field of excellent e-bikes. Mediocre, at best, it should be said

21 Best E-Bikes & Electric Motorcycles You Can Buy in 2021

December 31st, 2020 | by Jo Borrás

Here it is again, for the very first time-- Cleantechnica's list of the 21 best e-bikes and electric motorcycles you can buy in 2021!

Pivot Cycles Launches Top-Shelf, $10,999 Shuttle eMTB

December 11th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás

Pivot Cycles launches top-shelf, $10,999 Shuttle eMTB onto an unspsecting market. Is this bike worth the price of a used Nissan

Micromobility: Urban Densification Driving Electric Bike Growth As WWII Drove Scooters

December 11th, 2020 | by Michael Barnard

Electric bicycles, as with scooters and mopeds before them, are excellent for moving through congested cities quickly, especially when cycling infrastructure such as separated bike lanes are in place

Meet Punch Moto, The Best Belarusian Electric Motorcycle You’ve Seen

June 29th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás

The guys at Punch Moto may not be officially affiliated with Minsk Moto, but they've put together a sharp-looking, minimalist design that features a no-nonsense, industrial-looking electric motor good for about 30 HP in a sturdy frame that should be more than up to the task of Belarus' -- and Vietnam's -- rougher roads and lighter trails

Bicycles

Pedal Assist vs Throttle: Why Is This Even An Argument?

November 21st, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba

Sometimes electric bikes stir up controversy. On ebike groups and forums, it's common to hear about arguments getting started simply by riding one. If you pass a group of cyclists, especially the "Spandex Man" type, you can get ridiculed and even accused of "cheating." Some jurisdictions heavily restrict or even ban ebikes, because they're perceived as dangerous, or because an obsolete law considers them to be a motor vehicle

Bicycles

Brompton Challenges London Transit Riders To Hop On An Electric Bike Instead

September 16th, 2019 | by Kyle Field

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

Bicycles

Hot! Domino’s Pizza Partners With Rad Power Bikes For Pedal-Powered Pizza Delivery

August 13th, 2019 | by Kyle Field

After a successful ebike pilot that saw customers getting their Domino's pizza even faster, the purveyors of pie locked in a nationwide partnership with Rad Power Bikes for pizza delivery

Bicycles

The 8 Accessories Every eBiker Needs

June 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field

So you've bought a new eBike or are considering pulling the trigger on an eBike purchase. While eBikes are in many ways just glorified bicycles, there are a few differences that require some additional thought

Batteries

The New Jack Rabbit Mobility eBike Provides A Compact Solution #CES2019

January 12th, 2019 | by Kyle Field

Jack Rabbit Mobility is rolling onto the ebike scene with its compact ebike-scooter hybrid that does away with the pedals, gears, chains, and greasy bits in favor of a compact form factor that founder Tom Piszkin believes will open them up to a whole new category of rider

Bicycles

Bosch eBikes Making 500-Mile Trek To Interbike 2018 In Reno, Nevada

August 30th, 2018 | by Kyle Field

Bosch is one of the big players in the eBike space, but it isn't known for its bikes. Bosch chose to focus on building a robust set of eBike components for bikes that existing bike manufacturers could then take and integrate into their own bikes where it made the most sense. CleanTechnica connected with Bosch's Brian Sarmiento, who is taking a unique journey with a Bosch-based eBike

Clean Transport

Espin E-Bike Review: Pedal-Assisted Awesomeness

December 16th, 2016 | by Scott Cooney

Recently, we were contacted by Espin, an e-bike company making an innovative pedal assist bike, to do a review of its newest product. The company asked me to do a review and lent me a bike for two weeks, which I gladly used for my daily commute in hilly San Francisco