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2008 has proven to be a bumper year for electric bicycles. Sales are up - way up. Amazon.com Inc. says sales of electric bikes surged more than 6,000 percent in July from a year earlier, in part because of expanded available offerings. People are finding out about the convenience and versatility of electric bicycles.

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SEPT. 25, 2008 - Electric bicycle manufacturer Ultra Motor announced their new A2B electric bike today, along with the results of it’s first Smart Annual survey. The survey results strongly suggest that alternative transportation methods such as electric bikes, smartcars, and hybrids are the transportation technology of the future. From the survey:
“Overall, 80 percent of [...]

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BETHEL, Conn., Sept 24, 2008 - PRNewswire via COMTEX — Schwinn Bicycles, America’s most recognized bicycle brand today announced a strategic collaboration with Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) that is expected to dramatically alter the electric bicycle landscape in the United States and around the world. Schwinn Bicycles is part of the Cannondale Sports Group Division [...]

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Electric bikes have come a distance since they first turned up in the 1890s, just 30 years after the pedal powered bicycle was born in Paris. Now, with new technologies in electric bikes offering lighter batteries, superior storage density and conversion kits, electric motors are the most popular mode of propelling electric bikes. Depending on [...]

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PSU Police Detective Bill Wagner test drives one of the department’s new Vectrix electric police bikes on the campus Friday, Sept 19, 2008. CDT/Mark Johnston
Penn State police this weekend will become the first university law enforcement agency in the nation and the first police department in the state to deploy “green,” battery-operated [...]

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After his workday at Denver Wastewater, John McLinden rides his electric bike 6 miles to his home in northwest Denver. Watch »
At the beginning of the summer, John McLinden had a problem. Actually, make that two or three problems.
The 59-year-old Denver resident wanted to get some exercise.
He was annoyed at high gas prices.
He was also [...]

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