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EXPLORE Act Becomes Law, Helps EVs, Bikes, and YouTubers

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:18:14 +0000

Recently, the EXPLORE Act was signed into law by President Biden. Unlike, say, the PATRIOT Act, this bill’s acronym is an honest take on what the law actually does! The Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act actually helps all of us to explore the outdoors, even if only from … [continued]

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Most E-Bike Riders Can Be Perfectly Happy In The $1,000–2,000 Range

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:59:53 +0000

This is another section of our new e-bike guide for beginners. Check out the full guide here: A Quick & Dirty Guide to Buying an E-Bike. As I said in the last paragraph, some of us are quite serious about riding, and have the money to spend for either a … [continued]

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New E-Bike Guide for Beginners

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:03:26 +0000

E-bikes are all the rage. Electric car sales have been growing fast, but so have electric bike sales — we just don’t have tracking for them like we do for electric cars. With more and more people thinking about getting electric bikes every day, though, we decided it would be … [continued]

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New York City Government Gets E-Bike Anxiety Again

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:45:35 +0000

Despite e-bikes working pretty well, New York City Officials are looking for a way to get their hands into working people’s pockets again with e-bike licensing and registration requirements. Here’s a quick video that “bothsides” the topic. (article continues below video) The “One Life” Fallacy Rears Its Ugly Head As … [continued]

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E-Bike Incentive Programs Need Well-Defined Goals To Be More Effective

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Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:50:19 +0000

Incentive programs meant to catalyze the adoption of greener, cleaner, low carbon technologies, such as we’ve seen with solar and EVs, and most recently e-bikes, can be effective if done right, but when a cookie-cutter one-size-fits-all approach is used, they can end up being not very cost-effective or efficient in … [continued]

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The T1 Pro E-Cargo Bike Shows Some Next-Level Thinking

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Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:29:57 +0000

There are e-cargo bikes, and then there are e-cargo bikes… On the one hand, there are electric cargo bikes that include a little more room for carrying stuff in their design, but are otherwise pretty much like a bog-standard electric bicycle, sorta like the basic modern crossover design in automobiles, … [continued]

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This Is The Electric (Micro) Motorhome Of The Future: The Grounded T1 E-Trike RV

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Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 20:54:51 +0000

In what looks to be the first of a kind, at least in terms of the execution of the idea, the startup Grounded has unveiled its latest product, a small RV trailer, which is a micro camper pulled by a light electric vehicle, complete with Starlink internet, rooftop solar, “smart” … [continued]

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Save Up To $500 On E-Bikes & Accessories From Rad Power Bikes (Black Friday / Cyber Monday)

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Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:54:14 +0000

From now through December 4th, Rad Power Bikes is running a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale on select e-bikes, e-bike racks, and accessories, with potential savings as much as $700. And if you also have access to a local or state e-bike rebate or incentive, buying an electron-fueled fun machine could … [continued]

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Is Personal Energy Independence A Better Selling Point?

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:13:00 +0000

When it comes to selling clean technology, each kind of technology goes through several phases. At first, it’s too expensive because it hasn’t reached mass production. Then, as more copies are made, prices start to fall. Then, as adoption goes mainstream and then into a majority, prices become so low … [continued]

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Increase Your Hindsight For Cycling Safety With These Unique Bar-End Mirrors

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Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:26:27 +0000

For the cyclists, e-cyclists, and tricyclists who spend a fair bit of time riding in and around busy streets and among traffic, situational awareness is one big key to staying safe while riding. Knowing who or what is coming up behind you before you merge or turn or hit the … [continued]

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