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We don't sell electric bicycles. We continue to provide unbiased information about the electric bike
because we feel they are a superior urban transportation solution for many applications, notably commuting.
For a list of electric bike suppliers (complete bikes, kits and components), please see the listing at the bottom
of this page or the advertisements to the right.
(We do sell Soneil battery chargers, some of which are ideal as
chargers for electric bike batteries as they are small, lightweight, intelligent and affordable.)
Bicycles are a wonderful form of transportation. They are
quiet, require limited material resources to produce, are
relatively inexpensive, take up little space on roadways and
parking lots, do not pollute, they provide the rider with
exercise. They do have some drawbacks, even in suitable climates.
The rider is often sweating from exertion at the end of the ride,
and some people are not physically capable of powering a bicycle
unaided up hills or for long distances. Over the years, there have
been several power-assist units developed, including mopeds and
gasoline-powered add-on friction drives. There have also been
electric assist drives developed. In general, electric power for
bicycles has been in the form of power-assist units, not a total
replacement for the human-power component. This is more for legal
reasons (vehicle is still considered a bicycle, not a moped or
motorcycle, and is exempt from licensing and insurance
requirements in most jurisdictions) than practical reasons (you
can pedal home if the battery becomes totally discharged).
Possible sources of electric bicycles or add-on
power-assist units include the following. I have not contacted most of
these firms and am not familiar with the majority of their products. Several have
contacted us to be included in this list. I hope this list is helpful in your search for personal electric transportation.
ChargerElectric Bicycles produce a custom-built bike
with electric-assist capability - this is not an add-on kit. The
original company has stopped production, but the bikes and parts
are now available through
Electroportal.
[Site no longer exists: http://www.carmichaelcycle.com/] Carmichael
Cycle offers a line of scooter-style electric bikes, based in Toronto.
[Site no longer exists: http://www.currentmoves.com/]
Current Moves is dedicated to providing California residents with economical
and high quality alternative forms of transportation carrying only top brands
such as eGo, Goped, eMoto, iZip, eZip and more.
Currie
Technologies Inc. produces electric drive packages for
2-wheel, 3-wheel and 4-wheel bicycles under the U.S. Pro Drive
label.
[Site no longer exists: http://www.currietech.com.au/] Currie
Technologies - Australia carries the Currie line in Australia,
and has links to other EV topics.
Daymak
is based in Toronto, and carries a line of imported electric bikes
(and some other small EVs, including motorcycles, ATVs ...).
[dead link: http://www.denalicycles.com/] Denali Cycles produces an EMX bike.
Eco-Brand Exim International Co., Ltd produces a line of electric
bicycles, including a folding model.
eCo-Wheelz Electric Bikes & Scooters are located in Plymouth MI,
specializing in electric bikes, scooters and other eco-friendly forms of transportation.
eGO Vehicles are the producer of the eGO Cycle.
The Electric Bike Shop sells several lines of electric bikes along with kits and accessories in Stuart, Florida.
[dead link: http://electricbikeworks.com/] Electric Bike Works sells a
range of e-bikes and trikes via the Web or storefront in Virginia Beach VA.
Electric Transportation Company
(ETC) produces the Express electric
assist kit and the Traveller portable (folding) electric bicycle.
[dead site: http://www.elebike.com/elecbike.htm] Elebike International, Inc.
produces an electric bicycle using a hub motor on the front wheel and human-power chain drive to the rear
wheel, with a choice of three different types of batteries.
[dead site: http://www.electrictransport.net/ebikes/bikes.html] Electric Transportation Solutions
carries a range of electric bikes.
Electric Vehicles
Northwest carries a number of electric bicycles and broad
expertise for servicing e-bikes.
[Site no longer exists: http://www.electricwheelsintl.com/] Electric
Wheels International is based in San Jose, CA and carry the
Merida and ETC lines. They appear to be co-located with
ETC. Electrik
Motion carries several lines of electric bikes.
The
EV Rider is a series of electric-assisted bicycles that were
introduced at EVS-14 in December, 1997. The line includes a
scooter, a fairly conventional bicycle, a 3-wheeler and a
police/security version of the bicycle. The company is based in
Florida.
[dead link: http://www.evglobal.com/] EV Global
Motors are the producers of the E-bike, but probably best
known for having Lee Iococca associated with them (after his
conversion to clean-air technology, after his involvement with
Ford and Chrysler).
[Dead link: http://groov-e-skootz.com/ebikes.html] Groov-E-Skootz has a couple of electric bicycles available.
Kinetics recumbent, cargo and
electric bikes like the Multicharger e-cargo bike (based in Scotland)
[dead link: http://omni.mcn.org/eros/eros.html]
Omni Instruments produces the EROS electric-bicycle assist unit.
Pedego produces a line of
electric bikes, including a tandem. Based in California, they have dealers
across the U.S.
The [Site no longer exists: http://www.geocities.com/vancyclist/PT50.html] PT50
is an all-electric pusher trailer for bicycles produced in Canada.
Soneil produces a
line of small, lightweight, intelligent and affordable chargers
for lead-acid batteries that are well-suited for mobile use on
small electric vehicles such as electric bicycles.
Repair and Run is based in Canada with at least 5 locations in
Ontario and Quebec providing sales and service for E-bikes and E-Scooters.
Top Gear - Electric Bikes carries several
lines of electric bikes and is located in England (Cornwall).
[Site no longer exists: http://worldwideelectricbikes.com/] World Wide Electric Bikes
is based in Atlanta, GA sells electric bikes, including folders, conversion
kits and accessories.
Electric Battery Bicycle Company at (813)566-1833.
Chronos at (800)989-4766.
Homebuilt electric bicycle
projects are the main focus at the Homebuilt
Recreational EV Design Showcase. Based in Thailand, [dead link: http://www.evthai.com] EV
Thai produces the Wello electric bicycle and Lynx electric
scooter.
Peter Vanderwal documents his building
an electric bike.
[dead link: https://wheelsity.com/] Wheelsity was a U.K.-based company desiging, developing
and selling electric bikes and scooters.
[Site no longer exists: http://www.zapworld.com/] Zapworld has electric bikes amongst its offerings.
University of British Columbia
Electric Bicycle Club
There is an Internet discussion list for power-assisted
bicycles.
Electric-bikes.com
is another good page for a general survey of electric bicycles and
other light electric vehicles.
[dead link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPVy3z_xi6g&feature=related]
The first of what I expect will be many home-built e-bikes with power capabilities that
far exceed the braking abilities of the donor bike. Folks, please, if you want an
electric motorcycle, start with a motorcycle.
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