Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about E-bikes

The Denver B-cycle bike share program will shut down January 30. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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B-Cycle Breakdown: System to Shut Down Abruptly

By Andy Bosselman | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

Bombshell: Denver B-cycle will shut down on Jan. 30. The city will also shake up its scooter program in a radical reorganization, creating a months-long gap in service that could add more cars to the city’s already congested streets.

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Scooters are Thriving In Santa Monica: Report

By Aaron Short | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Santa Monica residents are voting with their little motorized wheels.

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Uber Slams Brakes on Bike Share Expansion, Pulls Out of Atlanta and San Diego

By Aaron Short | Sep 16, 2019 | No Comments

Uber is removing its fleet of electric bikes from Atlanta and San Diego this month as the company struggled with increased regulations on transportation devices in urban areas and staggering losses.

Denver B-cycle employee Greg Hoenig shows off a new electric bike. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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Denver Bike Sharing Program Launches Electric Bike Pilot Today

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 16, 2019 | 2 Comments

B-cycle, Denver’s bike sharing nonprofit, rolled out nine new electric bicycles for testing today at Union Station.

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France Will Subsidize E-Bike Buyers — But U.S. Won’t

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 16, 2019 | No Comments

In the U.S., federal tax breaks that can knock up to $7,500 off the cost of a new electric vehicle have been available to car drivers for years, but those hoping to upgrade their old 10-speed to an e-bike have always had to pay full boat.