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LeGrand Crewse, co-founder and chief executive of Super73, recently showed off the company’s latest product, a diminutive motorized bike called the K1D. Aimed at riders 4 years old and up, the vehicle lacks pedals, in the spirit of a…

At 65 pounds, and 47 inches high at the handlebars, the $1,549 GoBike Speed is one of the biggest, beefiest electric bikes I've ever ridden. It's built like a tank, designed to take on challenging terrain, and it does that well.…

E-bikes are increasingly visible on roads and bicycle paths, with a growing number of teenagers among the riders. But the recent deaths of several teenage riders has raised concerns about the safety of some types of vehicles, and about…

On a Thursday evening in late June, Clarissa Champlain learned that her 15-year-old son Brodee had been in a terrible crash, the latest teen victim of an e-bike accident.He had been riding from home to shot-putting practice. The e-bike, a…

The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly killed four people asleep in apartments above…

VanMoof, the so-called Tesla of e-bikes, has fallen into bankruptcy after burning through cash disappointing reliability. Dutch electric…

Rad Power Bikes is pulling out of Europe, six years after first opening an office in the Netherlands in an effort to tap into the region’s bike-friendly market. Around 40 employees will be laid off by the end of the year, and the…

The government should subsidise safe e-bikes to combat the risks posed from unregulated batteries, an industry figure has said. The call comes after the death of a family in a Cambridge flat fire which was most likely caused…

Boutique Belgian electric bicycle maker Cowboy just added a new more upright and comfortable commuter e-bike to its portfolio. The so-called Cruiser takes the grips, wide saddle, and more relaxed riding position of the company’s C4ST…

First, let me apologize: most readers of The Verge can not buy the latest electric bikes from Amsterdam-based Veloretti. But for everyone living in the Netherlands, Belgium, or Germany with €3,299 to spend... well, congratulations because…