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Yamaha promises electric bike for Europe in 2011

Electric Bicycles | All About the Electric Bicycle

Yamaha will launch a new electric bike in Europe next year, and follow it with 2-3 more by 2015. The news comes in a statement on the company’s medium term growth strategy and follows the launch in Japan of its EC-03 electric scooter.

Yamaha’s game will have to be stepped up dramatically from the 27-mile range / 6-hour charge specs of the EC-03 (pictured) before it starts capturing the imagination of actual motorcyclists.

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Electric bicycles conquer Italy

In Italy larger cities, the two wheels dominate the scenario. But slowly, along with motorcycles and scooters, bicycles are getting off the electrical, environmental and technological.

The two wheels that blend ancient and modern have many advantages, that of encouraging its users to a physical activity that can only be good, but also to avoid the consumption of fuels and production of exhaust gas.

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Sanyo’s ‘eneloop bike’ runs on batteries and foot power

Though it is pricey at $2,299.99, Sanyo North America Corp.’s eneloop bike demonstrates how electric-hybrid transportation can be used to help the environment. The company, a subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., has donated the bike to the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) for its educational programs. The nonprofit organization helps residents, businesses and public agencies save energy, reduce grid demand and generate their own power through a variety of rebate, technical assistance and education programs.

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Electric bikes on a roll in China

Bikes have been hailed as an ecologically sound alternative because their rechargeable batteries leave a smaller carbon footprint than a car.

Chinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles — hailed as the environmentally friendly future of personal transport in the country's teeming cities.

Up to 120 million e-bikes are estimated to be on the roads in China, making them already the top alternative to cars and public transport, according to recent figures published by local media.

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My other electric bicycle is a Ducati

Ducati has built its reputation on producing thoroughbred twin-cylinder sports motorcycles, but the latest two-wheeler in the Italian company’s range is an electric bicycle with a top speed of 15mph.

The Ducati ‘City Pearl’ electric bicycle has a 250 watt motor mounted in its front wheel hub, with a lithium battery and other electronics on a luggage rack above the rear wheel.

Electric Bicycles Gain Traction At Beach

The electric bicycle business is "booming" these days with the motorized bikes becoming especially popular among baby boomers and seniors.

Ed Miller, 78, and Henry Berg, 80, have always been bike fanatics, but now for health and lifestyle reasons, they've made the switch to electric.

Bikes Go on the Juice: The Electric Bicycle Boom

Bicycles are great for the environment, for one’s health and for efficient urban travel. Many cities are bicycle-friendly, some more than others. But if you live in one with major hills, such as San Francisco or Seattle, and you happen to be a little older, perhaps, or simply not quite in Tour de France shape, then an electric-bike is the way to go.

Business is booming for several reasons: They are way more affordable than EV cars and spiffy new and lighter designs are multiplying worldwide.

Electric bikes face long road in U.S.

HONG KONG — In Xiamen, China, Zhou Debao weaves his electric bike through the busy city streets to pick up dried noodles and candy to sell at his family's convenience store. His wife sometimes borrows it to run errands, and his son, to go to work.
"Electric bikes are really popular here in China," says Debao, who has given up riding a gas-powered moped because he says the bike is a more environmental option. "They're all over."

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The Prius of bikes

Electric bicycles have become more and more popular. I rode one not long ago, and the rush of the power assist was spectacular. The gist is that you plug the bike in to charge a battery, and when you opt for a little help -- say, when going up a hill -- you flip a switch on the handlebar and the power kicks in. Not bad if you're commuting to work, and you don't want to arrive all sweaty.

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Grace: An Electric Motorcycle Disguised as a Bike

Let’s get one thing straight: Grace is not an electric bicycle. Grace is, instead, the “world’s first legal street E-motorbike.” But whatever it is, its fast.

The Li-ion battery powered bike can hit 45km/h (28mph), powered by a 1.3KW motor (this is actually limited by law — some hacking will get you up to 65km/h, or 40mph), and it will run for an average of 25 miles before needing a recharge. To stop you again, the stiff aluminum bike is equipped with disk brakes front and rear.

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