admin on Jun 19th, 2009Green Machines – Should you trade your car for an electric bicycle?
Most of us are quite fond of our automobile with good reason and their advantages over bicycles are obvious. Still if you fit a couple of simple criteria, an electric bicycle might be just what you need to make ends more readily meet in these challenging economic times.
If you work downtown, pay to park and [...]
admin on Jun 15th, 2009On the Streets of China, Electric Bikes Are Swarming
Of all the things that have changed in China over the past 30 years, transportation has undergone one of the most obvious of transformations. Where city streets once swarmed with bicycles, they are now full of automobiles. Cars clog intersection and expressways. Their exhaust clouds the sky and the air is full of the sound [...]
admin on Jun 4th, 2009Electric bike sales rise with ecology concerns, gas prices By DAN PELTON Staff Reporter
Recent reports say the cost of a barrel of oil has risen to over $60 US and signs of a global economy rebound, particularly in Asia, have many commodity experts predicting the price will continue to rise.
In other words, prepare for another round of skyrocketing gasoline prices.
Recent events have seen our economic base gradually switch [...]