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
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

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To enjoy it, rent regular or electric bikes via Century Cycles in the park’s main town, Peninsula. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025 Rent a cruiser or electric bike from Pismo Beach Bike Rentals and set off along the coast. Cliff Lewis, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025 Join 9 others in the comments View Comments Mobile phones, laptops, drones, smart wearables, as well as electric bikes, electric scooters and EVs are all powered by lithium-ion batteries. Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 Rivian has been working on micromobility products using the company's electric vehicle technology and had filed a trademark for bicycles, electric bikes and related parts in early 2022. Akash Sriram, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for electric bike

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of electric bike was in 1881

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“Electric bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20bike. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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