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2011 Kona Electric Ute – Cool Electric Cargo Bike!
Well Kona has stepped up to the plate and is delivering 3 new electric bikes to the market for 2011. Their regular Ute has been on the market for a couple of years and has established itself as a nice cargo bike capable of hauling some groceries and other odds and ends. There have been pictures floating around the internet of Ute’s that had electric conversion kits added to haul the extra weight, but now for 2011 Kona is offering an “off the shelf” ready to go electric cargo bike.
Here are some of the specs for this new electric cargo bike:
- 250 Watt Pedelec system (you need to be pedaling to activate the electric assist)
- Samsung 24V x 13Ah Lithium Ion battery (claimed lifecycle of [Read more…] about 2011 Kona Electric Ute – Cool Electric Cargo Bike!
Top 5 Reasons Portland is a Great City for eBiking
This is a guest article written by PDXebiker. PDXebiker lives, works, and ebikes in Portland, OR. He discovered ebiking as an alternative to driving his commute, and hasn’t driven a commute in the year and a half since he first got hooked. He rides a converted old Schwinn cruiser, and regularly tows his dog in a trailer behind him. His blog can be found at pdxebiker.org, and he tweets under the name @pdxebiker.
Top 5 Reasons Portland is a Great City for eBiking
1) Portland is a great ebike city, because it’s also an awesome bike city. Years of work has resulted in lots of dedicated infrastructure already in place, and there are efforts being made to [Read more…] about Top 5 Reasons Portland is a Great City for eBiking
Parking Problems? Not With an Electric Bike!
Don’t ya love circling the block for that perfect parking spot? And then worrying about the parking meter running out when you are running errands downtown that are taking longer than expected. Well the cool thing about an electric bike (and regular bike) is the ability to pull up and park as close as possible to where you are going. Oh yeah, and it’s free to park your electric bike!
Parking a bicycle is so much easier than parking a car. It is really nice to be able to pull up to where you are going and find the nearest bike rack or tree and lock your bike to it. That’s it. Done 🙂
Parking a car on the other hand can be a frustrating experience. Circling the block or parking lot for that perfect spot that is as close to the store you are going to is frustrating! Finding that perfect spot is also time consuming. When you consider [Read more…] about Parking Problems? Not With an Electric Bike!
Making Electric Bikes More Affordable
Sometimes people get sticker shock when they hear that an electric bike will cost a few thousand dollars.
What you should factor into the equation is that using an electric bike to commute and run some errands that you would normally use your car for will be saving you money that is normally spent on gas, oil changes, maintenance of the car, and parking fees.
With that in mind the overall cost of an electric bike is not so bad considering it is one of the least expensive electric vehicles available!
To make it even more reasonable there are a few financing programs available that make owning an electric bike easier than paying the full cost up front. The following are a few of the programs available.
1. First of all, check with your local electric bike shop to see if they have a financing program set up. GE and Citi have partnerships with some of the local shops. And here is one from Way2Go Leasing.
2. There are the new peer to peer loans that are becoming popular and offer competitive loans. Here are the two most [Read more…] about Making Electric Bikes More Affordable
The Electric Bike: Your Ultimate Green Bragging Rights!
“My Prius gets WAY better miles per gallon than your car!”. The green bragging that is going around is great! Some people have really taken going green to keeping up with the “Jones’s” (or your neighbors). Well if you really want to take it to the next level why not say ” My electric bike doesn’t even use gallons of gasoline!”
Electric bikes are really one of the lightest electric vehicles around. From a pure physics perspective you can imagine how much less energy it takes to move around [Read more…] about The Electric Bike: Your Ultimate Green Bragging Rights!
Fiat Offers Trek Electric Bikes as Loaner Vehicles
How would you like to try an electric bike while your car is in the shop for a repair? That is what Fiat in Spain is offering. They have partnered with Trek Bikes to offer a program where a customer can try out a Trek electric bike as a loaner vehicle.
The motivation for the program is Fiats desire to show it’s commitment to sustainable transportation. If the program is a success they will expand it to other countries in Europe.
I think that this is a great way to let people try out an electric bike and [Read more…] about Fiat Offers Trek Electric Bikes as Loaner Vehicles
VIDEO: Copenhagen Wheel: A Clean Way to Convert Your Bike to Electric
Well the folks at M.I.T have come up with a cool way to convert your current bicycle to an electric bike. It’s called the Copenhagen Wheel. Everything you need is housed inside of the hub of the rear wheel. And I mean everything; including the batteries!
It has a lot of cool features like regenerative braking (the batteries are recharged when you brake) and the ability for the hub to communicate with your iPhone wirelessly to provide [Read more…] about VIDEO: Copenhagen Wheel: A Clean Way to Convert Your Bike to Electric
Would You Like To Rent an Electric Bike?
That’s right, I have a question for you! I recently read an article on a bike shop that rents electric bikes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and I thought of two reasons why renting an electric bike would be a good idea. Below are the ideas and at the end of the article I would like your opinion on if you think you would rent an E-Bike.
First of all the price of an electric bike can be a little daunting. (Actually, when you break it down it is a very inexpensive price for an electric vehicle [Read more…] about Would You Like To Rent an Electric Bike?
Electric Bikes in PA Need Your Help!
Electric bikes in Pennsylvania are being treated unfairly and they need your help! Currently PA law classifies electric bikes as a moped which makes it more of a hassle to own.
Gary DiVincenzo president of Hybrid Cycles from Chester Springs, PA sent me this letter that I want to share with you.
“Pennsylvania’s electric bicycle law stifles a promising industry and inhibits our citizens from enjoying the benefits of this new technology applied to one of the oldest and most basic forms of transportation ever invented. The e-bike industry is destine to play an important role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, lowering [Read more…] about Electric Bikes in PA Need Your Help!