In this week’s eBike news roundup:
- Timmermans Dutch Custom Build
- Estallion eFat Bikes
- Staying Young on Your eBike
- An Epic Kiwi Ride
- Gazelle Ambassadors
- Funny Video on London’s Cycle Paths
- New Battery Tech
- eBike Business Updates
- And Much More!
JUMP! The Rise of Dockless Electric Bike Share Systems
By Richard Schrubb
Dockless e-bike sharing programs are landing in major cities around the US and the rest of the world.
A development from the dockless traditional bike market, they both compete favourably in cost with public transport, and due to their range with private car use in many cases.
The media likes a good bad-news story and due to the stacks of dockless bikes left in major cities, there’s a bit of a hurdle to jump before such schemes become widely accepted – and loved – around the world.
Brooklyn, NY, based Jump Bikes is a development of Social Bikes, a traditional bike sharing scheme that has been running for nearly eight years and now has connections to 40 territories around the world.
There are now nine Jump Bikes e-bike sharing schemes in the US, Canada and Europe, and the company is running a pilot with Uber in San Francisco. [Read more…]
eBike News: 2,800 Mile Ride to CES, RadBurro eCargo, Ford eBike Share, Police eBikes, & More! [VIDEOS]
In this week’s eBike news roundup:
- 2,800 Mile Ride to CES from NYC to Vegas
- RadBurro Commercial eCargo Trike
- Juiced Speedy eFat and Enki eBMX Folder
- CES eBike Coverage
- SITAEL Magnetic Smartphone Holder
- Ford eBike Share & Many More
- Green Bay Police eBike Fleet
- Inspiring Couple Use eTrike to Ride Together
- Battery Tech Update
- Subsidies for Finnish eBikers
- And Much More!
