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Here is an interesting article prompted by the changes Storm is making in the e-bike industry (ok, its typical uninformed millennial hipster hype, but you get the idea):
Affordable E-Bikes
You Heard It Here First: Affordable E-Bikes Are The Next Big Tech Trend
http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/guy_gear/affordable-e-bikes.html
Some quotes:
Are we at an inflection point with ebikes in North America?
Affordable E-Bikes
You Heard It Here First: Affordable E-Bikes Are The Next Big Tech Trend
http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/guy_gear/affordable-e-bikes.html
Some quotes:
If someone asked you about an “electric bike” 20 years ago, you might have thought he was crazy — or talking about a child’s toy. Since then, a perfect storm of soaring fuel prices, growth of bicycle use in general, and improved electric drive technology has fast bolstered the electric bike’s stature and usage. Now that prices finally appear ready to drop well below $1,000, the electric bike’s future looks bright.
… the reason that electric bikes have absolutely taken off in markets like China and Europe is because those markets view them as a mode of transportation, not just a piece of sports or fitness gear.
…Times are changing, though, and 2015 looks like it could be the year of the cheap e-bike. We’re only two months into the year, and more than one crowdfunding campaign has written a tale of wild success by marketing a sub-$500 electric bike
Are we at an inflection point with ebikes in North America?