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NYPD confiscates e-bikes.
This post is in response to an article by New York City reporter Vince Barone about the city’s police department confiscating electrically-assisted bicycles. The article is here. I also sent the comments below to Mr. Barone in an e-mail. Vince … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, New York City
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, confiscation, e-bike, electric, electrical assist, Manhattan, New York, New york City, NYC, NYPD, vehicle
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Tesla Thermal Troubles: the Li-ion in Winter
My friend Brad Meyer, who lives in the next town over from me in Massachusetts, has owned a Tesla Model S car for more than a year. His observations raise some serious questions about the advantages of an electric car, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged battery, cold, electric, generation, li-ion, lithium, lithium-ion, Model S, power, Tesla, weather, winter
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Electric bicycle legal hodgepdge
A task force under the auspices of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) is currently reviewing parts of the Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC), the national model traffic law in the USA. The NCUTCD has taken on this … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Equipment
Tagged battery, bicycle, bike lane, bike path, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, electric, electrically-assisted, helmet, law, laws, Massachusetts, MGL, moped, motorized scooter, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, NCUTCD, NCUTLO, Segway, speed limit, Uniform Vehicle Code, UVC
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Tipping point for electric bikes?
I have just returned home from the 2010 Interbike bicycle trade fair in Las Vegas. This was the year for electrically-assisted bicycles – over 40 booths displayed them. Here are some examples: The Nirve Lahaina electric bike is essentially just … Continue reading
