Electric Bicycles

Best Folding Electric Bikes: Dynamic, Portable Rides For Small Spaces

From Forbes.com

By Adam Doud Contributor

A folding electric bike can be an essential part of your commute, a fun weekend activity or a small step towards helping the environment. I’ve been writing about ebikes for over three years, and for this list, I evaluated over two dozen of the bets folding e-bikes in the past few months to help you find the perfect one. Whether you want something light to toss in your car or something robust to carry your gear, we have a bike for you in our list below, starting with the Blix Vika+ Flex that offers a great combination of a strong motor and modular racks. If the price is a bit high, we also have a budget-friendly option in the Swagcycle EB-5 for only $300, along with four additional picks.

 

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Electric bicycles are now outselling electric cars and plug-in hybrids combined in the US

From Elektrek.co

by Micah Toll

Electric bicycle sales have been on a skyward trajectory since early in the pandemic, and new numbers show they are selling more units than electric cars and plug-in hybrids combined.

Those figures recently released by the Light Electric Vehicle Association trade group help bolster the case for personal electric vehicles as alternatives to larger cars and trucks.

According to data released by the LEVA, the US saw nearly 790,000 electric bike imports in 2021. That marks a 70% increase from the 463,000 imports in 2020.

Also in 2021, Americans purchased 652,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids, according to BloombergNEF.

That data for electric bicycle adoption in the US sits far behind Europe, where e-bike sales have outpaced electric car and hybrid sales for years, and are on pace to outsell all cars (ICE included) in the next few years.

Europe and Asia still handily outsell the US when it comes to electric bikes. The LEVA estimates sales of 3 million and 35 million electric bicycles annually in Europe and Asia, respectively.

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