Tag: e-bikes

September 13, 2024

WSDOT: Promised e-bike rebate program still far from launching

If you were waiting for Washington State’s rebate program to kick in before buying an e-bike, the state still has a lot of work to do before it is available. When it finally does launch at some undetermined point in the future, the state expects all 8,500 of them to be gobbled up quickly and…
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tagged: climate commitment act, e-bike incentive program, e-bikes, i-2117, wsdot, wsdot active transportation division
June 12, 2024

People riding e-bikes and scooters on King County trails are no longer unknowingly breaking the rules

Here’s some good news you didn’t know you needed: The King County Council has legalized riding Class 1 and 2 e-bikes as well as electric scooters on the county’s trails. I’m guessing most of you out there had no idea this was not already legal, and e-bike riders have been happily and safely riding there…
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tagged: e-bikes, king county council, king county parks
April 12, 2023

Why an e-bike incentive program is one of the best transportation investments Washington can make

The Washington State Senate and House are both mulling over how to incentivize more residents to ride electric bicycles, and the Senate’s version of the state budget would provide a $300 rebate for any state resident who buts an e-bike or $1,200 for low-income e-bike buyers. These rebates would bring the cost of owning an…
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tagged: 2023 legislature, e-bikes, washington bikes
March 23, 2022

Bloomberg: The e-bike boom is back (or maybe never stopped)

For as much attention as this country gives to electric cars, e-bike sales continue to grow at a remarkable pace. And with gas prices through the roof, sales of e-bikes will not likely slow down any time soon. E-bikes are especially useful in the United States, where people often need to travel fairly long distances…
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tagged: bloomberg, e-bikes, gregg’s cycle, rad power bikes
February 21, 2020

With sales projected to keep rising, what more e-bikes could mean for Seattle

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Conor Courtney through our partnership with UW’s Community News Lab journalism course. Seattle cyclists can expect to see a substantial increase in the number of riders zipping around the city on pedal-assisted e-bikes in the next few years, according to an industry forecast by consultants at Deliotte. Internationally, the…
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tagged: andrea learned, clara cantor, e-bikes, kristi straus, news lab
July 17, 2012

SunBreak: Is Seattle finally reaching the e-bike tipping point?

It seems like I’ve read the same story for several years claiming that this will be the year of the e-bike. Then every year, e-bike sales grow modestly, but nothing akin to a revolution. Seattle, with its steep hills and technology-driven economy could easily be the American city where e-bikes finally take hold and become…
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tagged: e-bikes, electric bikes northwest, seattle e-bikes, sunbreak