e-bikes

Many young Lime riders of today - whether paying customers or opportunistic hackers - may be tomorrow’s commuters, cyclists, and climate-conscious adults. For a generation already attuned to convenience and sustainability, Lime and its competitors are introducing cycling as a fun, efficient, and flexible way to travel.

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The UK government seems intent on keeping e-bikes the Cinderella of electric vehicles. Despite their massive potential to help the country decarbonise, year after year e-bikes remain the only type of electric vehicle to be excluded from subsidies.

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What better e-bike accessory at this time of year than a trailer that doesn't just carry your stuff, but makes a fresh brew on the go? The towing ability of e-bikes inspired us to equip a trailer with a gas hob, fridge and a small kitchen sink. And on top of that, the steampunk-styled aluminium trailer boasts 100 litres of storage space, a...

What would American social reformer Susan B. Anthony have said about the gender imbalance in cycling today, over a century after she famously remarked that the bicycle did “more to emancipate women than anything else in the world”? It's highly likely the famous women's rights campaigner, who played a pivotal role in the suffrage movement,...

Why is it so much easier to finance a car than a bicycle? Faced with dwindling sales in saturated markets like the UK, the car industry very successfully introduced PCP (personal contract purchase) as a way of tempting drivers to buy - and keep buying - new vehicles. Given how popular leasing, hire purchase and PCP options have become as a...