electric bicycles Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 01:34:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Electric Bicycle Sales Increasing at Warp Speed https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-bicycle-sales-increasing-at-warp-speed-20130729/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-bicycle-sales-increasing-at-warp-speed-20130729/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2013 01:33:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=39976 According to a report from Navigant Research, international revenue from electric bicycles, or e-bicycles as they are called, will reach $10.8 billion by 2020. Much of this revenue is due to the huge popularity these bicycles have in Asia. 2013 will most likely see sales of $2.6 billion. Innovations in the lithium-ion battery has led […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-bicycle-sales-increasing-at-warp-speed-20130729/feed/ 0 39976 Smart's Ebike To Be Launched By End of 2011 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-ebike-20110818/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-ebike-20110818/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:59:14 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20188 A few months ago, Smart has unveiled an amazing electric car concept dubbed ForSpeED, at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Now, the same company said it is planning to launch its first electrically assisted bicycle, unveiled at the Paris Auto Show a year ago. According to the automaker, the near-production ready version of their electric […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-ebike-20110818/feed/ 0 20188 E-Rider: World's First 2,000-Watt Electric Mountain Bike https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e-rider-electric-mountain-bike-20100909/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e-rider-electric-mountain-bike-20100909/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:18:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10169 Conway is a German bike-maker who has recently developed one of the most striking bikes ever seen. The electric mountain bike called “E-Rider” has been presented at the Eurobike 2010 exhibition in Germany. Due to its 36-volt lithium-ion battery pack, rated at 626 watt-hours, E-Rider’s motor is able to generate up to 2,000 watts. Besides […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e-rider-electric-mountain-bike-20100909/feed/ 6 10169 Electric Bicycles Powered by Sanyo's Solar Parking Lot https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sanyo-solar-parking-lots-electric-hybrid-bicycle-20100317/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sanyo-solar-parking-lots-electric-hybrid-bicycle-20100317/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:28:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7050 Sanyo, a giant Japan-based company has opened two solar parking lots in Tokyo. These solar-powered panels can charge about 100 electric hybrid bicycles. Using lithium-ion batteries, the system has enough power left over to also illuminate the parking lot with LED lights at night.

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