How smart can a bike get?
The Greyp G6, a battery-powered bicycle launched Friday, March 15, provides a new answer to that question. It raises the bar for every other e-bike manufacturer with a ton of original features that turn the bike into a…
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After Uber bought Jump, people started riding bikes instead of ordering cars
It’s been a year since the bright red Jump electric-assist bikes started popping up around San Francisco streets. It’s also been a year since you could rent the e-bikes through the Uber app as part of a bike-sharing pilot program for the ride-hailing…
View More After Uber bought Jump, people started riding bikes instead of ordering carsNYC might actually eventually allow e-scooters
New York City has been a holdout in the electric scooter craze, but after a city council hearing Wednesday, that could finally change.
The city’s Committee on Transportation introduced four bills concerning e-scooters and electric bicycles. Companies…
Snazzy new Jump e-bikes hint at Uber’s e-scooter future
A swappable battery and no more clunky U-lock or keypad? These are just some of the changes coming in January on the red Jump electric-assist bicycles rentable through the Uber app.
The next generation of the shared bikes was announced Tuesday, almos…
GM is getting into the electric bike business
General Motors said it plans to bring two new electric bikes to market next year — one folding and one compact — as the automaker makes a broader push into electrification and other ideas that try to move beyond its traditional business model of producing and selling gas-power vehicles. The automaker didn’t have a lot […]
View More GM is getting into the electric bike businessGM’s next electric vehicle is an e-bike
The company behind the all-electric Chevy Bolt car is releasing two electric bicycles next year.
General Motors announced Friday that its two commuter-friendly bikes will be “integrated and connected” and one will fold. The other is compact.
Full det…
What I learned on the longest, craziest electric bike ride of my life
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I had pedaled the first 20 miles up Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park, cursing its misleading name — far from flat, the route gains 7,000 ft in altitude — when my electric bicycle’s battery finally died. That’s when I had one of the strangest good news-bad news moments of my life.
Good news: I had saddlebags containing three pre-charged batteries! Bad news: heave and squeeze as I might, the new five-pound battery and its clunky hard plastic cover simply would not fit into the slim slot my Gazelle electric bike required. (Too late, I remembered that the Gazelle rep had trouble demoing this maneuver when he delivered the bike, and cursed myself for not practicing.) Read more…
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View More What I learned on the longest, craziest electric bike ride of my lifeFord charges into electric bike-sharing
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The official bike-share of San Francisco, Ford GoBike, has gone electric.
Ford GoBikes are already all over San Francisco, but starting on Tuesday, 250 electric-assist bikes will join the fleet for the same price — at least for now.
I got to try one out ahead of time, taking a test ride through San Francisco’s crowded South of Market and hilly Potrero Hill neighborhoods. My prediction: The e-bike, a Ford GoBike Plus, will be in high demand. The motor provides a jolt of pep, and I was able to climb a fairly steep two blocks of Mississippi Street — something I never would have done on a regular bicycle. Read more…
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View More Ford charges into electric bike-sharingUber acquires electric-assist bike-share company Jump
Uber is making a big push into bicycles.
The ride-hailing company announced Monday it was acquiring bicycle-share company, Jump. The San Francisco-based company known for its red frames with a battery-powered boost had partnered with Uber for t…
NYC lifts ban on electric bikes, but hoverboards still illegal
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New York City is home to one of the biggest bike-sharing networks in the country, but until this week electric bicycles — regular bicycles with an electric motor to give rides a boost — were banned in the bustling city. The confusing ban has kept out bike-sharing companies and frustrated delivery workers.
On Tuesday, though, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that electric-assist bicycles, known as e-bikes, would be allowed to pedal through city streets. Any bikes that can travel faster than 20 mph aren’t allowed and hoverboards remain illegal.
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View More NYC lifts ban on electric bikes, but hoverboards still illegalE-scooter company CEO wants to ‘Save Our Sidewalks’ from bike litter
Bird is flying into more cities, and as the electric scooter-share company spreads its wings, it wants to make sure it doesn’t destroy communities with its short-range vehicles.
Bird expanded from Southern California this week to San Francisco and Sa…
Forget charging ports, this e-bike comes with a battery pack
The power’s in the basket.
That’s where a portable power pack plugs in for HOPR’s newly announced pedal-assist electric bicycle. The two-pound battery can be removed or used to give the traditional bike an electric boost. You can ride for 10 miles on…