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Top 10 Questions About Electric Bicycles
Part 1
By Elmo
1. What is an electric bicycle?
Electric Bicycles are a relatively new form of alternative energy vehicle and is the latest innovation to a motorized bicycle. These are basically bicycles with an electric motor mounted on the frame or the hub of one of the wheels of the bike.
The electric motors are charged or run off of a series of rechargeable batteries that are also mounted on the frame of the bicycle. Most electric motor bikes are run on a system of power on demand or on a system called pedelec. The power on demand system is a hand throttle system that regulates the electricity that is needed to run the motor. The pedelec system is an electrical system that is regulated or activated by pedaling.
Electric bikes are a great alternative to regular forms of traditional urban transportation. They offer freedom from gridlock, emissions, parking problems and fuel prices while providing a fun way of getting around in the fresh air.
2. Where can you ride an electric bike legally?
There are different laws concerning electric bicycles all over the world, to include different laws in all of the 50 States in America. To date, the best reference we have found on this subject has been at the Wikipedia, free online encyclopedia Web site. (www.wikipedia.org) The actual Wikipedia page for electric bicycle laws is :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_bicycle_laws
This is the most detailed source of information on this subject to date and they even site the laws and codes for each area of the world that is listed.
3. How much does an electric bicycle cost?
Depending on what type of an electric bicycle that you need or would like to have prices can vary from $250.00 to $1,400.00 the lower end of those figures reflecting electric bikes that are for the useage of younger adults and children.
Another alternative to purchasing an electric bicycle is to have a bicycle and put the motor and batteries on it yourself by purchasing and electric bicycle kit. Electric bicycle kits that you can put on a bicycle yourself can run from $425.00 U.S. Dollars to about $1,300.00 depending on how long of range of batteries or the power of the motor itself.