electric bike
noun
variants
or e-bike
or electric bicycle
plural electric bikes or e-bikes or electric bicycles
: a bicycle equipped with an electric motor that may be activated in order to assist with or replace pedaling
Just like any bike, electric bikes come with a ton of different technical specs that you may or may not care about.—
Adrienne So
Adrienne SoFor many years, e-bikes carried the stigma of being vehicles for lazy pedalers and seniors. The bikes draw power from a battery and motor to make pedaling significantly easier. You can also accelerate with the press of a button, transforming cycling from a strenuous exercise into a joy ride.—Brian X. Chen
Brian X. ChenExamples of electric bike in a Sentence
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At about $2000, the Roam electric bike was twice the price of one with a normal combustion engine.
—Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
For example, the number of electric bike battery fires reported in New York City has increased from 30 to nearly 300 in the past five years.
—Wesley Chang, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
The spectacular failure of VanMoof, the Dutch company once dubbed the Tesla of electric bikes, has dominated business headlines about the Netherlands.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024
In Australia, electric bikes are very rapidly going from a hobbyist pursuit to a serious mode of urban transport.
—The Conversation, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
One trend that’s underreported is the relationship between stagnant motorcycle sales and skyrocketing sales of electric bikes and other electric microbility devices such as scooters, skateboards and electric unicycles.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Many electric bikes and scooters sold in the U.S. in recent years may contain lithium-ion batteries that have not been approved by consumer safety laboratories, and more laws and regulations on e-bike batteries are needed in the U.S., fire officials have warned.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Rent classic bikes at one of many rental agencies up and down the highway, or go for an easy-breezy electric bike from Pedego 30A to roll across the sand or the streets with no problem.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Robbins holds up a diagram to a new owner of an electric bike, a 13-year-old who just got a Christmas gift that can reach speeds upward of 25 mph.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
For example, the number of electric bike battery fires reported in New York City has increased from 30 to nearly 300 in the past five years.
—Wesley Chang, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
The spectacular failure of VanMoof, the Dutch company once dubbed the Tesla of electric bikes, has dominated business headlines about the Netherlands.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024
In Australia, electric bikes are very rapidly going from a hobbyist pursuit to a serious mode of urban transport.
—The Conversation, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
One trend that’s underreported is the relationship between stagnant motorcycle sales and skyrocketing sales of electric bikes and other electric microbility devices such as scooters, skateboards and electric unicycles.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Many electric bikes and scooters sold in the U.S. in recent years may contain lithium-ion batteries that have not been approved by consumer safety laboratories, and more laws and regulations on e-bike batteries are needed in the U.S., fire officials have warned.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Rent classic bikes at one of many rental agencies up and down the highway, or go for an easy-breezy electric bike from Pedego 30A to roll across the sand or the streets with no problem.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
Jennifer Robbins holds up a diagram to a new owner of an electric bike, a 13-year-old who just got a Christmas gift that can reach speeds upward of 25 mph.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Electric bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20bike. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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