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E-Biking to the Grand Canyon with the Ride the Future Tour Crew! [VIDEO]

August 3, 2013 by Pete 9 Comments

The Ride the Future crew and I on our electric vehicles at the edge of the Grand Canyon

Would I like to ride an A2B electric bike with the cross country Ride the Future EV Tour crew on their trip segment from Flagstaff, AZ to the Grand Canyon? No doubt I would!

Here is a little background on this e-mobility advocacy tour and my trip report from this amazing ride.

Ride the Future Tour (RTFT) is a 44 day electric vehicle cross country trip from Charleston, SC (July 4th, 2013) to Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA (August 16th, 2013). The tour is focused on promoting [Read more…]

E-Bike News: Super E-Cargo Bike, Pope Gets E-Bike, NY Times & WSJ Coverage, & More [VIDEO]

July 12, 2013 by Pete 1 Comment

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Checkout this wild cargo bike from EcoSpeed and TiCycles: “EcoSpeed, Ti-Cycles and others collaborate in introducing a brand new urban cargo bike design. The CarGoAway – Utility Horse has room in the front for a whole lot of groceries plus an extra seat in the back for a few passengers.

With the EcoSpeed mid-drive motor system integrated into the design it has the power to haul all of that load up the steepest hills.” Here is a link to more pictures of this e-cargo bike. No word on price, but I believe it will be up there!

The Pope was recently gifted a Smart electric bike from the head of Mercedes Benz. [Read more…]

A2B E-Bike Rider to Attempt Guinness World Record For Longest Distance on E-Bike

July 5, 2013 by Pete 2 Comments

This is a press release from A2B electric bikes.

A2B, leading electric bike manufacturer, announces their official participation in “Ride the Future Tour” – the largest green event and electric vehicle adventure of the year.

A2B will provide various e-Bikes to daily cyclists in each city ready to ride through the country and accompany our official A2B rider to break the 1,912 miles Guinness World Records Title for the longest journey on an electric bike.

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