Tag: electric assist

February 28, 2018

Clarified e-assist bicycle rules head to the Governor’s desk

Both the State House and Senate have passed a bill clarifying the legal status of electric-assisted bicycles on streets, sidewalks and trails. The bill (SB 6434) now heads to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for a signature. If signed into law, the new rules will help the burgeoning e-bike industry grow by aligning state regulations with…
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tagged: electric assist, SB 6434, washington bikes
February 12, 2018

Howell: Going Steady with Lime-E

After a month of anticipation, LimeBike released 300 e-bikes into its fleet of 4,000 bikeshare bike in Seattle this past weekend, with plans to release another 200 by this Wednesday. Eventually, “Lime-Es” will comprise forty percent of LimeBike’s fleet. Here’s the thing — I had never ridden an e-bike in my life. And while I…
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tagged: bike share, electric assist, lime-e, limebike
January 12, 2018

E-assist bikes, trail connections and multimodal funding on WA Bikes 2018 state legislative agenda

What exactly is an electric-assist bicycle? And where can you ride one? Providing state-level clarity on these questions is one part of Washington Bikes’ 2018 state legislative agenda, along with efforts to protects multimodal transportation funding, protect and connect trails, and better measure the economic benefit and health cost savings from bicycling. Sure, an e-assist…
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tagged: electric assist, washington bikes
January 9, 2018

LimeBike and Spin announce e-assist bikes, an innovation that could change bike share all over again

Yesterday, both Spin and LimeBike announced electric-assist bicycles, an innovation that — if successful — could change the bike share industry all over again. LimeBike will likely be the first to launch e-bikes in Seattle, saying in a press release that the bikes will be available “starting in January 2018.” The company is currently planning…
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tagged: bike share, electric assist, limebike, spin
March 11, 2011

Capitol Hill company tries to take the hills out of riding

I wrote a story for Capitol Hill Seattle about Clean Republic, a company based out of a garage near the top of the Interlaken Blvd hill that makes electric front wheels to fit any bicycle. They will be at the Seattle Bike Expo this weekend if you want to check them out. Seattle can paint…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, clean republic, companies, e-bikes, electric assist, products, seattle bike expo 2011