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- Ride a bike without the sweat.
- Use your e-Bike for local errands. Why drive a 3 - 6,000 lb
vehicle to the corner store, the office, school or post office
when an electric bicycle will get you there in the same amount of time
- without the wear and tear on your car, without polluting our
atmosphere, and without the cost of gas?
- If you're going to the grocery store, get a bike trailer! You
can tow about a hundred pounds of groceries with an e-Bike.
- Use an electric bike to commute to work or school. If your
one-way commute is 10 miles or less why not ride an e-bike
instead of driving? If you take surface streets you'll probably arrive
at work in about the same amount of time it would have taken you to
drive, perhaps even less if you fight morning and afternoon traffic,
because your bicycle is much more maneuverable.
- Get a little exercise. Even though your bike is electric you can
still pedal along with it as much as you care to.
- Save your gas money. If you start using your bike for local
errands and commuting, it will pay for itself in a matter of
weeks!
- A full charge to the battery costs about 10 cents of electricity and
gives you a 20 to 30 mile range!
Here are some product comparisons for you to look over:
| Bike or Kit |
Voltage/
Nominal Power (watts) |
Activation |
Top
speed (mph) |
Range
(miles) |
Battery
type * |
Total
Price |
| * Our Kit * |
36V, 600W |
throttle |
20-25 |
20-25 |
SLA , Nicd, NiMh |
$449 / $599 |
| Better Bikes |
36V, 400W |
throttle |
20 |
17-20 |
SLA |
$2995 |
| Tidal Force Kit |
36V, 750W |
throttle |
20 |
20 |
NiMh |
$1950 |
| Panasonic Bike |
24V, 350W |
pedal |
15 ? |
12? |
NiCd |
$1495 |
| Prima Bike |
36V, 250W |
pedal |
14 |
18 |
NiMh |
$1495 |
| BionX Kit |
24V, 250W |
pedal+throttle |
? |
18 |
NiMh |
$1300 |
| Giant Lafree Bike |
24V, 400W |
pedal+throttle |
15 |
15 |
SLA |
$1000 |
| Sharper Image Bike |
24V, 250W |
pedal+throttle |
15 |
12 |
NiMH |
$995 |
| LashOut e-bike |
36V, 750W |
throttle |
23 |
15 |
SLA |
$800 |
| Charger Bicycles |
36V, 450W |
throttle |
20 |
40? |
SLA |
$700 |
| EV Global Bike |
24V, 350W |
pedal+throttle |
15 |
12 |
SLA, Li-Ion |
$699 |
| Go-Hub -
Kit |
36V, 400W |
throttle |
20 |
18-20 |
SLA |
$569 |
| Currie e-bike/Kit |
24V, 450W |
throttle |
18 |
15 |
SLA |
$450 |
* see information about batteries here.
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