News – Page 24 – Pedelecs – Electric Bike Community

Staff at Heathrow, who live a short distance from the airport, are being loaned BMW Cruise e-bikes over the summer months to encourage sustainable transport to and from work. The ‘Try a bike on us’ campaign coincides with National Bike Week and is an initiative by the airport and BMW to get more of the …

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Deliveroo, a UK business start-up, is embracing electric bike technology to deliver take away food, faster. The company uses mobile internet technology to connect restaurants to an “army of electric bikes”. Deliveroo’s Rebecca Stelea told Pedelecs: “We’re quite a cool community here at Deliveroo… we work with top quality, local restaurants that don’t have a …

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The Institute of Transport Economics in Norway this month unveiled the results of its electric bike study, concluding that electric bikes dramatically increase cycle journeys, with women in particular making more cycling trips. “People travel twice as much on the electric bike, both in terms of kilometres, amount of trips, and as part of the …

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Shanghai-based Holger and Cheri Hüttlin are the brains behind the latest electric bike showcasing on Indiegogo. The HÜTTLIN E-Roadster is described as ‘super lightweight’ at 16.9kg with a carbon frame, forks, handlebars and seatpost. The company say: “Carbon fiber has both phenomenal strength and superior fatigue resistance when compared to other commonly used materials such …

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The Orkney Isles are soon to be home to an electric bike hiring scheme. The funding for the scheme will come from a share of £5m investment from the Scottish Government to encourage less car use and more journeys by foot, bicycle, public transport and car share. Laura Cromarty, head of transport for the Orkney …

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