ELECTRIC bicycle!

I have an electric bicycle and I am very impressed with it. In the UK, in order to avoid tax and insurance, a power-assisted bicycle must not be able to travel at more than 24 km/hr under power and must have pedals (so that it can be propelled in the usual way). Many electric bicycles look just like an ordinary cycle although they are considerably heavier because of the motor and the battery. They usually have a range of under 50km, however, so are useful for daily commuting of up to about an hour each way. I use my bicycle mainly for pleasure. We have a number of cycle paths near where I live which take me into the country and along the river. I also use it for shopping trips into town (about 5km) and to the local supermarket although I would be happier if it had a better luggage carrying capacity. My bicycle is made by a Chinese battery company - Sakura - and is built to look more like a scooter than a bicycle. It cost me around $800 and, since it charges overnight from the household mains, the running cost is only a penny or two a mile.

rechargeable motorcycle is by no means a substitute to bicycle. bicycle is still the better means of transportation in small town because of the gas emission-free component. i guess nothing beats the original bicycle where a human energy is exhausted and does not contribute to gas emissions.

I was curious so I looked up electric bicycles. It seems there's a factory a couple of hours from here, but the price! Oh, my. It would be cool to have one, but I couldn't afford it. Not here, anyway.

Hi Bluespygirl, this electric bicycle has caused big debate in China many years ago, since it is as good as a motorcycle, but is just a bicycle. The traffic police in big China cities do not know whether to regulate it or not, since more people are using it, and the speed is as good as the speed of using motorcycle. I think it is good for people to have more user friendly choice of getting to work. If they forget to charge the battery, they will have to cycle very hard.

A couple years ago, my husband did convert a traditional bicycle into a motorized bicycle (which did require gas, but it was certainly a lot cheaper for him to ride that to and from work during the summer). Then the following year, he moved up to a moped that he could ride to and from work. I have to say, however, that I really think that it would be good to have an electric vehicle that he could use to go to and from work. His place of employment is only about three miles away from our house.

Well, I have always wondered why, so it is in my country (Italy), the energy source is not used as an alternative fuel pollutant. Sure, the company's business of oil is certainly unstoppable, but in times like these where the crisis weighed on households' portfolios, having electrically-propelled vehicles, would certainly a great saving. In Italy it still speaks little. Ok if you want, these find the electric bikes, but they are costly and perhaps for this reason are not able to succeed, at least until now. Other than that I live in Genoa is a city that has almost all roads rising. if, therefore, with a traditional bicycle there would be disadvantaged, with an electrically driven vehicle, it is bypass this drawback. We hope that this progress will be able to make successful, I hope it also to respect the environment.

We do not see a lot of electric bicycles here, but maybe we should. It is expensive to buy gasoline. People here still do not walk much or use alternative transportation.

I've owned 2 of these e-bikes so far,the most recent of them being (after a frame problem was fixed by the supplier) now into it's 4th year..I can use it for commuting,and as it's a folding type,can also take it in the back of my car and use it to get around at my destination..As You say,they don't require road tax or a license,though they're not intended for use by children. They can be serviced as a regular bike,but the (removable) battery packs that drive the motor do begin to degrade in capacity over time and will need replacing at some stage.

Unfortunately here the motorcycle and electric bikes are not allowed. You can choose the public traffic, private cars or bikes only. In fact I like the electric bikes since it is less dangerous compares to the motorcycle. And it is cheaper, too. But it is no way to ride it here anyway. I love China

Well a friend told me she want to buy electric bicycle. She said she would really save money just to get one. Now I was wondering how electric bicycle operates and good thing your post provided the answer to this question. As for me I think electric bicycle is cool however it eliminates the opportunity to get exercised. Many people do get into biking for the purpose of exercising so I think electric bicycle will not be attractive to them.

I have one electric bicycle.It is sure a convenience to use it if you only live in a small town or you don't need to ride a far distance.It has little noise and absolutely no exhaust emission,so it is a environmental vehicle.Of course,the restrict of electric bicycle is also obviously.When you use a electric bicyle,you must consider the electric amount in battery at all times,and you must know how long you have rode because you must sure the remained electric in battery is enough for you to ride back.I think some charging station should be set up,so it will be more convenient to use electric bicycle.

I want one how much do they cost? Could you ship one unassembled and son could put together for me? Would love to know. Send me an email K? Huggggs Sister! Do you have a site online I could look at them?

I see many people are using that electric bicycle. I saw it and i actually find them cool. However, i don't like inhaling the smoke coming out of another people's car so i prefer to use my car when going around the city. They're very nice actually and convenient to use than the motorcycle because there's no need for a registration.

We have that here and we love to ride it because it feel fresh and the air too. It is very good and interesting because so good and people like that here..It is not heavy.