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 The Folding electric bike has opened the road for e-bike enthusiasts who live in congested urban areas. They are compact and portable, making them the perfect urban commuter. The folding electric bike is equipped with the features of a regular e-bike, with the added bonus of reducing its size so that it can be taken virtually anywhere.
What is an electric bicycle?
Electric powered bikes have an electric motor and a battery that will provide power that can last many miles. There are many on the market that offers a range of 20-30 miles on one charge. It should only cost you approximately $5 per year to fully charge your electric powered bicycle battery, and all you have to do is find a socket and plug it in. If a hub motor is used, then the motor is well disguised as it is attached to the wheel making it look like a regular bike.
What are the benefits of owning a folding electric bicycle?
E-bikes are designed with airless tires with sturdy tubular construction and shaft drive to ensure durability. The folding electric bicycle is designed to fold up quickly for storage in tight places. They are especially popular in urban areas where public transit is essential. They are compact enough to bring on the bus, subway, train or plane. When working in a big city where traffic congestion is a problem, they are portable enough to bring up to your office and use during the day to breeze through the city for meetings, lunch, and errands.
Are e-bikes just a phase we are going through?
Electric bikes have already gained mass acceptance in China over the years, and are quickly taking off in Europe as well. However, in the U.S. we are very “car-centric”, and consider biking as purely recreational making it a much slower environment to gain ground in the e-bike market. In 2008, when gas prices hit record highs of more than $4 a gallon, electric bike dealers saw a shift in our habits change in a major way. Now in 2010, with the horrible disaster of the Gulf Coast oil spill, environmental awareness is heightened even more, proving that our dependency on oil and other fossil fuels are causing catastrophic damage to our environment.
Now with the growing awareness for a greener environment, coupled with the upsetting downward shift in our economy, Americans are opening up to the benefits that come along with owning an electric bicycle and its future looks bright.
Whether you choose a folding electric bike, e-bike, or e-scooter, you can rest assured that you are making a good choice for alternative transportation. By lessoning our dependence on fossil fuels, decreasing air pollution, and getting a little exercise at the same time, you will be taking a step in the right direction for a cleaner, healthier lifestyle. Granted, it won’t solve all of our nation’s problems, but like the saying goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
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