What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?

As the popularity of so-called micromobility devices has soared across the U.S., so too have risen the number of fires associated with the lithium-ion batteries that power them.

Power ahead in 2021: how to buy an electric bike

The variety of e-bike models, ranges and batteries can be intimidating – here’s what you need to know.

Buying an E-Bike? Consider a Lightweight One You Can Actually Carry

More e-bikes with svelte frames and lighter components are coming onto the scene, but they won’t do all the work for youl.

Can electric bikes help you get fit?

If you've ever felt shamed for using or wanting an e-bike, this one's for you.

E-Bikes Are All the Rage. Should They Be?

Two new studies shed light on whether pedal-assisted electric bikes provide good exercise, and how safe (or unsafe) they might be.

E-Bikes Are Convenient. They Can Also Cause Fatal Fires

Three years after New York legalized micro-mobility bikes and scooters, lawmakers and building managers are grappling with how to make them safer in the wake of numerous fires, some fatal.

E-bikes are good for the environment and for you too

All in all, e-bikes are one of the best and most viable transportation solutions that empower you to decrease your environmental footprint and combat climate change on an individual level.

E-Bikes Are Having Their Moment. They Deserve It

The benefits of owning a battery-powered two-wheeler far outweigh the downsides, especially in a pandemic.

E-Bikes Are The Hottest Thing On 2-Wheels: Here’s Why You Might Want One

My personal bottom line is that while I am not the E-bike target market, as I live in a rural area, can’t really bike to shop, work at home so I don’t commute, and am an avid fitness and nature cyclist, my initial skepticism was immediately overcome and I definitely see the appeal of E-bikes - to a whole lot of people, for a whole lot of reasons, all over the world.

E-Bikes Can Provide a Good Workout

Pedal-assisted electric bikes provided a faster and more “fun” commute while raising breathing and heart rates enough to contribute to fitness.

E-bikes Could Become a Weapon Against Climate Change

There is no silver bullet for the climate crisis. But we do know one way we can help: Drive less and bike more.

E-Bikes for Everyone!

While flying taxis, autonomous vehicles, and the hyperloop all have their skeptics, there is one emerging transportation technology that everyone seems to love: the electric bicycle. Its fandom comes in many forms.

E-Bikes Open a Whole New World for Many

How sad that “real bicyclists” have to demean the electric-bike riders.

How an E-Bike Changed My Life

Riding grew harder as I grew older. Then I got an electric bicycle.

How coronavirus made 2020 the year of the electric bike

With many of us exploring or re-discovering ways to be active outdoors and cut down on motorised transport, the future is bright for e-cycling. With the development of smaller and more efficient batteries, e-bikes will become lighter and have a longer range of travel, and will become a common sight on our streets.

How E-Bikes Are Changing the Way We Travel

Long popular in Europe, electric-assist bicycles are finally gaining ground in the United States and opening up a world of adventure to cyclists of all skill levels.

How to Avoid E-Bike Battery Fires: 5 Safety Tips

Good batteries aren’t cheap and cheap batteries aren’t good. While there are a number of factors that can contribute to lithium-ion battery fires, the biggest e-bike battery fire risk is off-brand batteries and off-brand chargers. Most high-end electric bikes, including all Juiced Bikes, feature a Battery Management System (BMS) which helps prevent the overcharging or over-discharging of the battery cells. Cheaper off-brand replacements do not feature BMS and without that, the battery cells can overcharge and possibly explode, or drain too far making it impossible for the battery to be recharged all the way.

No, e-bikes aren’t cheating

We’ve got the science to prove it.

Safe and speedy: what’s not to love about e-bikes?

A week on an electric bike may have earned Leo Mirani the scorn of hardened London commuters, but he can see only upsides to the new cycling revolution.

The Best E-Bike for Every Type of Rider, According to Experts

To make the buying process easier, we asked five e-bike riders and experts to recommend the best electric-bicycle options for a wide range of riding styles, from nimble commuter bikes to burly mountain bikes.

The Best E-Bikes That Won't Make You Look Like an Evil Tech Bro

Love biking, hate showing up to places covered in sweat? It might be time for you to join the e-bike world—and no, you won't look like a dork.

The best electric bikes for an easier ride

The urge to purchase an electric bike typically hits soon after spotting someone else riding one through the streets. It’s easy to picture yourself on the bike, zipping around town or on trails. It’s fortuitous that you waited too long to purchase an e-bike. These powered rides have come a long way in the last ten years, from top speeds and power to battery life and design.

The Counterintuitive Nature Of E-Bikes: A Growing Exercise Resource

Forget, for the moment, the commuting draw of the growing e-bike market. Also forget the burgeoning interest in e-bikes as a mountain bike option to help riders get up the mountain faster so they can traverse down more often. While all bikes are having a moment in 2020 and e-bikes more so than every category, experts see a key adoption in the space as the e-bike for exercise. Yes, that pedal-assist device is actually pushing people to work harder.

The Electric Glide

E-bikes are destined for something bigger than replacing regular bicycles.

The Green Machine: can E-bikes help fight climate change?

So, whether you want to make a conscious effort to help the environment, want to try out a way of beating the morning traffic or even if you’d like to re-introduce yourself to the world of cycling, then maybe an E-bike is for you!

The Popularity of E-Bikes Isn’t Slowing Down

Motorized bicycles are outselling all-electric cars and have the potential to transform urban transit.

Wheels of fortune: the pros and cons of e-bikes

These bikes allow cyclists to exercise safely and easily, writes Lesley Willis, and in Scotland you can get an interest-free loan, adds Geraldine Rooney. But Liz Meerabeau and Paul Blake add a note of skepticism.

Why e-bikes can succeed where earlier bike-share schemes failed

Shared mobility devices such as bicycles and electric scooters have experienced significant growth across the globe and Australia is no exception. In cities with such offerings, users are able to get around in more convenient and flexible ways.