The Whole World’s Hopping on Electric Bikes
Rated • 3 reviews • alternative energy, biking, appropriate technology, cycling, transport • ecogeek.org
From the page: "Even in countries that have gotten around via pedal power for some time, battery-powered rides are looking more attractive. France is tied with the US in electric bike sales, and Germany reached 60,000 sales last year with expectations to double that this year. The Netherlands are taking the lead with 89,000 sales last year and a projected 121,000 this year. That is a whole lot of electric bikes. Seems that theyâ€re getting pretty hip, and can be an excellent conversation starter. Though, with people needing to leave behind their first born child at the gas pumps, we can hazard a guess that conversation is not the main reason people are hopping on the electric bike bandwagon."
