From USAToday.com
By Liv Birdsall
If you’ve been watching the news, or just watching the numbers when you fill up your tank, you already know: Gas prices are rising right along with the spring temperatures. You may have started hearing chatter about electric cars, hybrids and even E-Bikes as alternative travel options, and for good reason! Traveling by electric car or bike is a more eco-friendly way to get around (or out of) town—and it means no stopping for gas.
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If you’re unfamiliar with E-Bikes, we’ll break it down. An E-Bike is an electric bicycle, but not a dirt bike, motorcycle or scooter. Most E-Bikes look similar to a regular bicycle, just with the addition of a small motor and battery. E-Bikes have mass appeal because they have different modes: You can pedal; you can pedal anduse an electric assist (the equivalent of a moving sidewalk); or you can use only electric. These modes make the bikes practical for different roads and landscapes, as well as speeding up your commute. E-Bikes can go up to 20 mph and require some charging time for the battery, though the charge time differs depending on the motor and model.