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
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Love them or hate them, electric bikes are legal to ride on public streets.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
The suspects allegedly stole an electric bike from a food delivery driver after brandishing a weapon.
—Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Kevin Larson, 28, entered the Palmetto BRT station with a collapsible electric bike by his side.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The shoe itself can be worn with or without the gadget, which, Nike says, is meant to help people walk or run a bit farther and faster, much in the same way electric bikes have increased speed and distance for cyclists.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
The suspects allegedly stole an electric bike from a food delivery driver after brandishing a weapon.
—Isabelle Friedman, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Kevin Larson, 28, entered the Palmetto BRT station with a collapsible electric bike by his side.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The shoe itself can be worn with or without the gadget, which, Nike says, is meant to help people walk or run a bit farther and faster, much in the same way electric bikes have increased speed and distance for cyclists.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Electric bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20bike. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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