First look at Oregon’s new e-bike rebate legislation
In the upcoming legislative session, Oregon will have the opportunity to enact a government-funding e-bike purchase incentive program.
Electric Bikes
Welcome to our coverage of e-bikes.
Portland is home to many electric-bike makers, tinkerers, riders, and enthusiasts. We do our best to cover it all. Have an e-bike story idea? Drop us an email via our contact page.
Biketown booms as system blows through record ridership
Over half a million trips have been taken on Biketown so far this year.
Opinion: My personal e-bike revolution
Biking should not be difficult. It shouldn’t be an arduous task based in a sense of moral superiority and a victim complex.
Product Review: Swytch e-bike conversion kit gets big upgrade
Reviewer Josh Ross is back with a major update on a product he loves.
The trials and jubilations of owning a Rad Power e-bike
The downside to Rad Power’s business model is that customers have to figure a lot out by themselves.
Policymakers hop on e-bikes for a tour of Portland
Thank you Amit Zinman (Bike Stuff on YouTube) for video coverage we based this story on. The effort to educate influencers and policymakers is a key strategy of electric bike advocates. Mix knowledge of power-assist with powerful people, the thinking goes, and they’ll assist you in making e-bikes take off faster than a Class 3 … Read more
Colorado’s impressive push for e-bike riders has Oregon advocates inspired
The state of Colorado is pedaling circles around other states and local governments when it comes to getting its residents on electric bikes. And Oregon advocates are envious. Rachel Hultin, sustainable transportation director at nonprofit Bicycle Colorado, shared an update on their efforts at Portland’s Electric Bikes for All working group meeting last week. From … Read more
Portland-based Ride App relaunches, hopes to amplify e-bike boom
As e-bike purchase incentive programs grow, having data to justify their impact could be key. “I think we have an opportunity to harness what’s happening with e-bikes and make it much more impactful.” – William Henderson, Ride App Ride App, a smartphone application started in Portland that automatically tracks bike rides, has relaunched after going … Read more
Local e-bike advocates press on after losing out in Biden climate bill
The bill isn’t a complete loss for bike advocates, and there’s an expectation they’ll have another swing at the ball before the end of this year. The much-ballyhooed, $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that’s on its way to President Biden’s desk as I write this, is an unprecedented win on the front of the … Read more
Why our family is considering an electric bike
I had no intention of ever getting an e-assist bicycle. I put that in the category for grandmothers, and have been recommending one to my mom. I also thought they made sense for daily bike commuters, especially those trying to avoid showing up to work sweaty. But I’m a stay-at-home Mama who can wear whatever … Read more
E-bikes have changed the game. Is it time to change the rules?
E-bikes are to transportation what Steph Curry is to basketball*. They have changed the game. And there’s no going back. The e-bike revolution has been building for years, but it feels like the scales have tipped even more lately due to better and cheaper products on the market, high gas prices, climate change concerns, a … Read more
Following fatal hit-and-run, coalition says rise in e-bike popularity must lead to safer infrastructure
“The increased popularity means greater demand on already subpar active transportation infrastructure that fails to meet our climate or safety requirements and goals.” – Electric Bikes For All coalition A broad coalition of business owners and nonprofit organizations who are pushing for more electric bicycle use in Oregon are sounding an alarm about the lack … Read more