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  May Be World's #1 E-Bike With Silver Arrow Heritage Source:  Mercedes Benz Silver Arrow Concepts You Can Own & Ride a Mercedes for $4500 What a fun and amazing new product from Mercedes-Benz.  It's the Mercedes electric bike called the n+ MB EQ-Formula E Team Silver Arrows or Silver Arrows, for short.  Mercedes EQ's Formula E Team created the cutting-edge Silver Arrows in collaboration with n+ or nplusbiking, a big name in e-biking.  Made on an aluminum 6061 frame which is very lightweight, the bike combines the n+'s ebiking expertise with Mercedes design team's expertise from Formula E racing and road cars into an awesome new electric bike, that is not that expensive at $4,500.  The Silver Arrows e-bike joins a legacy of MB Silver Arrow vehicles, including a concept racing car and motorbike concept. Tech Specs Here are some specs and features concerning Silver Arrows.  It is equipped with: Tektro hydraulic disc brakes Kendra Ks puncture-resistant tires Gates

  This New e-Bike Could Revolutionize City Commuting                                                       Source:  JackRabbit New, Green Travel Innovation San Diego, CA based mobility company JackRabbit has created a unique micro electric bike called Jack Rabbit.  The bike does not have traditional pedals so it's a cross between a bike and a scooter.  Jack Rabbit is for urban commuters. It is very lightweight and folds into a small shape for storage.  There is a 300 W geared motor in the bike's rear tire and a 158 Wh removable battery on top of the frame.  With the push of the throttle on the handlebars, it can speed up to 20 mph.  The range on a charge is 12 miles.  It's the invention of University of California at San Diego coach Tom Piszkin to enable better e-bike commuting and e-bike ownership for university students and city commuters. Lightweight and Foldable Piszkin is the co-founder of JackRabbit.  He designed the e-bike to be lightweight at 24 pounds.  And, incred

  This New e-Bike Could Revolutionize City Commuting                                                       Source:  JackRabbit New, Green Travel Innovation San Diego, CA based mobility company JackRabbit has created a unique micro electric bike called Jack Rabbit.  The bike does not have traditional pedals so it's a cross between a bike and a scooter.  Jack Rabbit is for urban commuters. It is very lightweight and folds into a small shape for storage.  There is a 300 W geared motor in the bike's rear tire and a 158 Wh removable battery on top of the frame.  With the push of the throttle on the handlebars, it can speed up to 20 mph.  The range on a charge is 12 miles.  It's the invention of University of California at San Diego coach Tom Piszkin to enable better e-bike commuting and e-bike ownership for university students and city commuters. Lightweight and Foldable Piszkin is the co-founder of JackRabbit.  He designed the e-bike to be lightweight at 24 pounds.  And, incred

  New Partnership Between Indian and Super 73 Produces Stunning e-Bike                        Source:  Indian Motorcycles' e-Bike Hooligan The Hooligan 1.2 Legendary motorcycle maker Indian Motorcycles and e-bike maker Super 73, both headquartered in the US, have partnered to create a stunning new electric bike that is getting great reviews.  The new, all electric bike is called the eFTR Hooligan 1.2 or Hooligan for short.  The e-bike is a classic that does not require a special driver's license. It has some classic features that rollback to Indian's 112-year motorcycle history that began in Springfield, Massachusetts and now continues in Medina, Minnesota. New e-Bike Design The Hooligan base is that of the Super 73's very popular e-bike S2.  Indian used the S2's aluminum frame and added some big design upgrades from their motorcycle expertise and their bikes' legendary looks.  The Hooligan has an inverted telescoping front fork and also unique handlebars from I

  New AI Enabled Safety Systems for E-Bikes                                 Source:  Streetlogic and Stock Images Much Smarter Bikes Virtually every global automaker is working on the development of autonomous, self-driving cars.  Now the same technology - ADAS or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems - is starting to be applied to e-bikes for smarter, safer biking.  These new, advanced AI and machine learning enabled technologies are providing cyclists with some of the real-time safety information and data available to drivers in connected cars. Highly Advanced Technologies ADAS monitoring can provide cyclists with knowledge of what they can't see because of blind spots around them during their ride.  These emerging safely alert and collision avoidance systems are composed of highly advanced AI, machine learning, computer vision, algorithms and deep neural networks. They spot and analyze threats to the rider and make an assessment of the level of risk.  With the information obtained

  The UK's DryCycle                                                       Source:  DryCycle Exercise While You Travel with Zero Emissions There's a new form of personal, pedal-power-travel rolling out in Europe.  DryCycle is a fully enclosed, electric motor assisted, electric bike. The enclosed body of the e-bike is car-like. It keeps the driver out of the elements like rain, unlike a regular bike.  The vehicle has four wheels, zero emissions and provides the rider exercise during the ride by pushing the pedals.  For a smooth ride, there are hydraulic disk brakes, front and rear suspension, an electric motor and sidekick style steering.  There are dual yellow handles on the dash that match universal bike handlebar standard specs, where you can also mount your phone.  DryCycle is a unique, hybrid micro-car and e-bike. Green, Clean, Totally Enclosed E-Biking DryCycle is rolling out this unusual e-bike first in Europe.  The top speed is 16 mph and the range on a full charge is 50

   Africa Using Solar Powered E-Bikes To Prevent Poaching                                                       Source:  CAKE e-bikes & Elephant stock image Unique Global Partnership and Program Solar powered motorbikes from Sweden are about to be deployed by anti-poaching rangers in Africa to stop poachers from killing wildlife and endangered species.  The solar powered, electric bike is called the Kalk AP and it is designed to overcome the problems African rangers face in protecting endangered species in conservation areas.  The program and the Kalk AP have been developed by an unique partnership that includes the Southern Africa Wildlife College, CAKE electric motorbikes of Sweden and Goal Zero, a portable solar panel company based in Utah. Preventing Poaching Across Africa, rangers are using motorbikes to patrol protected areas.  But the bikes run on expensive and many times inaccessible gasoline.  They are also very noisy, sounding an alarm to poachers that rangers are on thei

  Segway's C80 e-Moped                                                       Source:  Segway New Electric Moped To Get Around In E-bikes are the one of the hottest sectors of electric travel.  In fact, analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Fund expect the global number of electric bikes to hit 600 million by 2040.  Enter a new e-bike.  The Segway eMoped C80.  This is Segway's first ever Moped style ebike.  Segway was founded in New Hampshire by entrepreneur Dean Kamen who invented an innovative, self-balancing, 2-wheel scooter.  Segway was bought in 2015 by Ninebot of Beijing and is now China headquartered.  The new ebike is loaded with advanced  technology. eBike Capabilities The C80 has a 50 mile plus range on a single charge and costs $1,899 to pre-order.  Segway says the ebikes will start shipping in November.  It is loaded with anti-theft technology.  It has an air-lock system,  GPS tracking, keyless operation via your smartphone,  NFC tags, smart seat detection and auto-lock m

Electric Vehicle of Choice - Electric Bikes Big Selling Surge Forecast by Deloitte The 2020's will be the decade of electric vehicles.  But what may surprise you is that the biggest selling electric vehicle is going to be electric bikes not electric cars.  Just between 2020 and 2023, 130 million electric bikes will be sold globally, according to Deloitte, the global consulting company.  Deloitte also forecasts that the number of electric bikes on the road will outnumber other electric vehicles globally by end of 2020. What they are forecasting is a strong surge for e-bkes. E-Bike Riding It's been a slow sales climb for e-bikes.  For instance, in 2013, only 185,000 e-bikes were sold in the US.  Since then, there's been a seismic change that includes greater power, improved lithium ion batteries, greater tech and better pricing.  Plus, a focus by global cities and nations to cut carbon emissions, reduce car traffic and go for zero emissions as soon as possible. Tha