Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:35:08 +0000
Chris Cramer and Chris van Houdt, who have been friends for over 10 years, had a meeting four and a half years ago and decided to start a business together. They wanted to do something that would have a positive impact on the environment. Chris Cramer has CEO experience as well as leadership of large […]
Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:00:43 +0000
If you have been following the progress of electric vehicles over the last 5 –10 years you know we are in an exciting time. There are more electric vehicles available to purchase now than there have ever been. Public charging infrastructure is growing as well, though not rapidly. The most news is usually about EVs […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:29:48 +0000
A recent social media post from e-bike owners in New York City shows us that sometimes police priorities are pretty far out of whack. During a time when many Americans are concerned that the police might not be there when they’re needed the most, we’re seeing cops wasting time on something completely useless: E-bike “checkpoints.” […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 15:35:17 +0000
ThinkElectric Africa is a non-profit organization with a mission to accelerate Africa’s transition to renewable energy and sustainable transport. The vision of the founder birthed a for profit organization called ThinkBikes Limited. ThinkBikes has started delivering its locally produced electric tricycles to customers in Nigeria. Its electric cargo tricycle, called Alpha 1.0, is targeted at […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 14:55:15 +0000
I love electric vehicles, but they’re sure not cheap. For many people, a clean used EV is all that they can afford, and that usually costs almost as much as the cheapest new gas-powered cars. Understandably, this keeps many people with low incomes out of the EV game, and it keeps many people globally (who […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 15:45:55 +0000
If you go onto e-bike forums and Facebook groups you’ll hear lots of stories about being called a cheater. Why? Because you can go quite fast on an e-bike without putting in all of the effort. Someone who has been working on their fitness for years and is at the top of their biking game […]
Credit to Author: David L. L. Rosa II| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:28:42 +0000
Form. Freedom. Function. This is the mantra of Aventon, a company focused on designing user friendly bikes that bring as many people into the e-bike community as possible. JW Zhang began making e-bikes by himself while in college and slowly began to grow his cottage business into a full-fledged international company, with manufacturing taking place […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:10:47 +0000
In Part 1, I introduced the problem of discrimination against the disabled who rely on e-bikes to get trail time. In Part 2, I gave an example of how this problem is perpetuated, despite likely good intentions. Now, I want to offer some solutions we could consider. The Easiest Solution The easiest thing to do […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:50:37 +0000
In Part 1, I introduced the problem of inequity in accessing non-motorized trails and wilderness areas. People with disabilities not only can’t effectively use mountain biking trails in many areas, but just can’t reasonably get into wilderness areas at all. Now, I want to finish that discussion, provide a real-world example, and then provide some […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:20:28 +0000
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been planning some future adventures. I probably won’t try to go across the country on a bike, largely because I’m a mom of 4 kids and have too many life responsibilities to just put it all on pause for an amazing bike tour. So, I’ve been looking at doing […]