E-Bikes

Alternative Transportation

Tariffs Could Visit the E-Bike Market

Manufacturers of electric bicycles, also known as pedal-assisted bikes and e-bikes, could be next on the Trump Administration's list for tariffs.

July 26, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Electric-Assist Bike

In Defense of Electric-Assist Bikes

Electric-assist bikes, also known as e-bikes, will make it easier for more people to ride bikes, according to this opinion piece.

July 14, 2018 - The Urbanist

E-Bike Bikeshare

Uber Launches Jump Electric Bike Share in Austin

Austin is one of the first cities where users can use Uber's new bike share system, after the transportation network company branched out earlier this year.

July 6, 2018 - KXAN

Electric Scooter Share

Bad Break for Scooter Rental Company in its Hometown

Years before there was e-scooter-share, there was electric (Vespa-like) scooter-share in San Francisco by start-up Scoot. Now that they are ready to launch electric bikeshare, the city won't let them, unlike Barcelona, Spain where it began service.

May 31, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

Indego

A Typology of Bikeshare Operations

As bikeshare operations have evolved and spread they've begun to differentiate, not just between docked and dockless, but also in terms of public or private ownership and electric and non-electric offerings.

April 28, 2018 - CityLab

Biker Bike Bikes

Opinion: A Surprising New Foe in the War Against Pedestrians

Allowing bikes on sidewalks pits cyclists against pedestrians, an advocate argues.

April 23, 2018 - Crosscut

E-Bike Bikeshare

Breaking News: Uber Buys JUMP Bikes

Beleaguered transportation network company Uber has acquired JUMP, one of the dockless bikesharing companies making news in recent months in cities around the United States.

April 9, 2018 - CNET

Open Space Trails

E-Bikes and Open Space Trails

Jefferson County, Colorado, an outdoor recreation paradise located between Denver and the Front Range, will begin allowing electric-assist bikes (e-bikes) on its trails.

March 2, 2018 - The Denver Post

Alternative Transportation

E-Bikes Are Catching On

It looks like electric bikes are here to stay.

January 23, 2018 - CNN

New York Bike Delivery

For Delivery Workers in New York, a Crackdown on E-Bikes Threatens Livelihood

For some delivery workers, many of whom are middle aged, getting around the city without an electric bike is impossible.

January 3, 2018 - The Washington Post

Hubway Bikeshare

16 Boston-Area Cities Team Up for New Regional Bikeshare

A new regional bikeshare program with all the latest advancements in bikeshare technology is on a fast-track in 16 Boston-area communities.

October 23, 2017 - WickedLocal Concord

Bmorebikeshare

The Secret to Baltimore's Bikeshare Success: E-Bikes

Baltimore's still-new bike share system is off to a strong start, running 40 percent of its fleet on small electric motors.

December 13, 2016 - Greater Greater Washington

Baltimore Approves Bikeshare System (E-Bikes Included)

The newly approved Charm City bikeshare system has a leg up on the competition: 200 of the system's 500 bikes will come with electric pedaling assistance.

March 16, 2016 - The Baltimore Sun

A Bikeshare First in Birmingham, Alabama: E-Bikes

Electric-assist bikes, sometimes called e-bikes, are about to be added to the bikeshare mix in a city that might surprise you: Birmingham, Alabama.

April 27, 2015 - AL.com

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