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What To Look For In An Electric Bike: The True Cost Of Driving an eBike

by admin | Jan 21, 2026 | The Electric Bike Book

Look around you. Technology today is reinventing itself at an ever-increasing pace, but a lot of this change has come at a cost to the environment. As a result, we are now experiencing what has been coined as a much needed “green revolution”. Alternative fuels and...

Extending Your Ride – The Range of Electric Bikes

by admin | Jan 21, 2026 | Optibike News

The use of electric bicycles as an alternative means of transportation dates back as far the 1890’s believe it or not, beginning with rudimentary DC motors mounted on rear hubs. Today, it is estimated that between 10 and 20% of all bicycles used in many major cities...

UNDERSTANDING ELECTRIC BICYCLE BATTERIES Part 3: Electric Bicycles Need High Energy Batteries

by admin | Jan 21, 2026 | Optibike News, The Electric Bike Book

This is Part 3 in our Understanding Electric Bike Batteries Series. In this lesson we learn the difference between high energy and high power batteries and why electric bikes need high energy batteries. In Lesson 1 we learned how energy is measured in watt-hrs and...

A Brief History of Electric Bikes

by admin | Jan 21, 2026 | Jim's Blog

Many people think electric bicycles are a new invention, but they are not. Read “A Brief History of Electric Bikes” exerted from my book “The Electric Bike Book” below and see that the idea is actually very old, with the first electric bike...

Optibike Video News: October 2011, Introducing the 48v Optibike 1100 and Touring Battery

by admin | Jan 20, 2026 | Newsletter Archive, Optibike News, R-Series

What To Look For In An Electric Bike: The True Cost Of Driving an eBike

Extending Your Ride – The Range of Electric Bikes

UNDERSTANDING ELECTRIC BICYCLE BATTERIES Part 3: Electric Bicycles Need High Energy Batteries

A Brief History of Electric Bikes

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