The demand for electric bikes is increasing as people desperately seek cheaper alternatives for travel amid rising gas prices. The price of regular gas was $4.26 on March 19, up over 20 percent from a month ago, and more than 47 percent from a year back, according to data from American Automobile Association. Electric bikes…

China has the largest number of electric bicycles (e-bikes) in the world. However, the number of fire incidents caused by the e-bike batteries is alarming. In recent years, e-bikes have become an important means of transportation in China due to their affordability and convenience. China’s CCTV, a Chinese state-owned media, reported that the annual sales…

Families with autistic children received free electric bicycles (e-bikes) and scooters June 4 at the Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC) Thompson Autism Center. Aventon, a Southern California-based e-bike company, donated five e-bikes, eight scooters, and $40,000 to CHOC’s autism center. “We believe in this cause, in the program, and what they’re doing here for children with autism,”  Aventon spokesperson Adele Nasr told The Epoch Times….

Huntington Beach city council will consider allowing electric bicycles (e-bikes) on its popular beach trail and other areas April 5, the same day officers intend to enforce an e-bike ban. Existing regulations constitute an e-bike ban on the city’s beaches, bike paths, and sidewalks. Council members Mike Posey and Natalie Moser are leading the effort to lift the ban, while enforcing speeding restrictions….

Huntington Beach will enforce its existing law banning electric bicycles (e-bikes) from the beach and bicycle paths, following a March 1 city council meeting. The move was attributed to the increasing popularity of e-bikes along the eight-mile Huntington Beach coastal trail. Concerns over the power-assisted bikes have been voiced in letters of complaint to Huntington Beach staff and council,…

San Clemente city council placed some restrictions on electric bicycles (e-bikes), with a few others to be considered during an upcoming meeting. The San Clemente Beach Trial is a multimodal trail that previously allowed e-bikes and bikes to pass through. Public complaints prompted council Feb. 16 to require all bikes to be walked along Mariposa Bridge. “The…

An e-bike sales spike has been attributed to pent-up demand from Australians coming out of lockdown, as purchases nearly doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. New figures from 99 Bikes, one of the nation’s largest bike retailers, show electric bike sales went up a gear from April to December last year. Founder Matt Turner said…

The San Clemente City Council will vote Feb. 2 on a motion to limit the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) on trails and parks in the Southern California city. The motion includes restrictions on some regular bicycles as well. It affects beach trails and inland trails, and would prohibit the use of all bicycles on…

Walking and cycling gained a higher profile than ever in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Governments around the world encouraged individuals to go on foot or take their bikes where possible instead of using crowded public transport and invest in widescale cycling infrastructure to help them do so. In the United Kingdom, the…