Electric Bikes

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Prince Charles Wobbles About On An Electric Bike For The First Time

8:40PM July 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I felt sorry watching the puppet-like “Prince of Wheels” wobbling about on an electric bike for the first time, surrounded by photographers and journalists. Apparently he thought it’d work like a scooter, not realising he had to pedal. Oh dear. More »

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China Banning Electric Bikes Because Too Many People Killed

1:00PM June 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

Electric bikes are going to be banned in Shenzen, China on July 1 because they’re too quiet. Seriously. According to China, electric bikes are said to have caused more than 15 per cent of accidents resulting in 64 people dead and 233 injured. WTF? More »

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Electric Bikes Are Now Wireless, Can Charge Gadgets Via USB

9:00PM February 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I loved riding about town when testing a GoCycle electric bike but must admit the cable that snaked around the frame sometimes got in the way of the pedals if I didn’t do it up right. The Shadow Ebike is the first electric bike that houses its Daymak Drive controller in the front wheel, alongside a lithium-ion battery, motor, USB port, charging port and LED power display. More »

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The Picycle Bike Frowns In The Face Of Bike Thieves

1:40AM January 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Isn’t this just the most cheery bike you’ve ever clapped eyes on? Even if technically-speaking that red frame is actually the shape of a frown. Nonetheless! The electric PiCycle has an inbuilt theft-recovery service, updating its location on your smartphone. More »

Cars

VW’s Folding Bik.e: Because Two Spare Tyres Are Better Than One

7:20AM April 30, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Having a spare tyre in your trunk is good, sure, but having two is even better. Especially when they’re attached by a folding, pedal-free electric bike made by Volkswagen. A bike with a cool curvy frame. And two kickstands. More »

Cars

M55 EVO-001 Is The “Ferrari Of Electric Bikes”

4:40AM April 28, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Electric bikes come into their own when you’re pushing up a big hill or embarking on a long journey. The M55 Bike EVO-001 is claiming that after three years’ development, they’ve got the “Ferrari of electric bikes”. Sounds… fast? More »

Cars

Mission One Electric Bike Breaks World Speed Record

2:40AM September 16, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

From concept to real product: The Mission One electric bike—designed and made by Yves Behar and Mission Motors—is now the world’s fastest electric bike at 260km/h. And they got a video to prove it. More »

Cars

Gocycle Bike Offers Best of Both Worlds for Urban Greenies: It’s Folding and Electric

12:00PM April 10, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Unlike other electric bikes, the Gocycle is not only small, it’s technologically savvy. Combining a low-profile, folding design with an electric motor that will let it go up to 25kph.

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Best Buy to Sell $US12,000 Electric Motorcycle, Probably with a $US4,000 Service Plan

10:00AM March 3, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Best Buy is set to start selling the Brammo Enertia motorcycle, which is powered by large format lithium-phosphate batteries. Weird!

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Mission One to Be World’s Fastest Electric Motorcycle

6:26AM February 5, 2009 | Mark Wilson

The Mission One by Mission Motors promises to be the world’s fastest 100% electric production motorcycle, reaching speeds of 240kph. And while that’s nice and everything, we really like how it looks, too. More shots/details:

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