electric bike

noun

variants or e-bike

ˈē-ˌbīk 

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

For 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

Examples of electric bike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition, the California E-Bike Incentive Project provides income-qualified residents with up to $2,000 to support the purchase of a new electric bike. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025

The popularity of electric bikes among teens and children has prompted some Northern California agencies to make new rules. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

Click here for more photos of the Also TM-B electric bike. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025

Any class of e-bike can be used on all roads and bike lanes on roads where non-electric bikes can be used, according to the state. —Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electric bike

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