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VIDEO: Gas Prices on the Rise. Time for an Electric Bike!

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Hmmmm.....Time for an electric bike?

Wow!  Gas prices are on the rise…..and quickly; they went up 10 cents during the time this video was created!

Check out this video from ABC News about rising gas prices, how people are reacting, and where your money goes when you buy gasoline.  Also note that some of these people feel that they are powerless when it comes to these rising prices.  Maybe they need to consider an electric bike 🙂

Here is something else to consider: the 10 cent rise in gas prices during the video is about the cost of [Read more…]

Electric Bike News Week of 3-21-11

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Kalkhoff Pro Connect Disc

Spring is in the air and there is electric bike excitement!  Here is the electric bike news recap from the week of March 21, 2011.  A preview: Gas prices up = e-bike interest, Pedego’s in Europe, a band that uses pedal power to power their equipment and more!

Time for some electric bike news…..

Here is a great story on a politician from New Zealand who has been using an electric bike to get around in a full suit and tie! [Read more…]

Electric Bike News Week of 3-14-10

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Electric Trike Delivery Service in Vancouver BC

Time for some electric bike NEWS!  This is a recap of the e-bike news from the week of March 14, 2011.  A new concept e-bike, a new electric bike store front in San Francisco, people saving money by giving their car a rest and riding e-bikes, electric bikes continuing to be very popular in China, a solar electric bike kit, and more!

And now the e-bike news!

Okay, the big news this week was this [Read more…]

Electric Bike News Week of 2-21-10

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$5 a Gallon Gas Predicted for US this Summer.

Hello and welcome to another electric bike news recap from the week of February 21, 2011.  Lots of cool e-bike news in store for ya!  Videos from the beaches to the -40C lands, the new electric mountain bike scene, an e-bike love story and more!

And now some Electric Bike NEWS!

$5 a gallon gas prices in the US by summer?  Maybe time for more people on electric bikes 🙂 [Read more…]

Electric Bike News Week of 12-27-10

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Better late than never, right!  I took the week between Christmas and New Years off to travel with my wife to Oregon to visit my family.  So I slacked on getting the news post out, but I still want to get you some news from the week.

While we were in Portland we visited Kalkhoff electric bikes and took a pair of their ebikes for a ride in the rain.  I will do a separate post about our test ride.

I also visited EcoSpeed in Portland.  They make high end electric bike conversion kits.  I will also do a separate post about my visit to their company headquarters.

Aside from visiting those companies it was great to see all the bike commuters in Portland.   [Read more…]