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Citi Bike Rings in the New Year With a Price Hike

New York City and New Jersey residents who are already exasperated by periodic increases in MTA subway fares are going to lack even more options for cheap public transit. Out of the blue on Thursday, Citi Bike suddenly announced its bike share program was raising prices across the board, impacting annual paying members and non-members alike.Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerCiti Bike riders received emails alerting them to the cost increases, impacting Citi Bike and Lyft Pink subscribers, daily riders, and Reduced Fare…

emotorad: Electric bicycle-maker EMotorad bags Rs 164 crore in funding

Electric bicycle maker EMotorad raised Rs 164 crore in a funding round led by growth-stage venture capital firm Panthera Growth Partners. The funding round also saw participation from startup scaling firm xto10x, venture debt fund Alteria Capital and existing investor Green Frontier Capital. About Rs 144 crore of the total funding was raised in an equity round, while Rs 20 crore was raised in debt funding from Alteria Capital.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM…

Honda Unveils Its First Electric Bike e-MTB: All You Need To Know

Last Updated: November 07, 2023, 16:40 ISTHonda Unveils Its First Electric Bike e-MTB.Honda unveiled the e-MTB concept at the recently-concluded Japan Mobility Show, suggesting that the company may soon enter the electric bicycle market.Honda is launching the Honda e-MTB Concept, its first electric bicycle, by drawing a cue from almost all other major automotive manufacturers.The bike was recently shown at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, where it was displayed among a number of other cutting-edge and/or brand-expanding…

E-Bike Batteries Trigger Deadly NYC Fire

A 3-alarm fire in lower Manhattan killed four people and left two others in critical condition in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Lithium-ion e-bike batteries are to blame, according to the New York City Fire Department. The blaze, which began in an e-bike shop on the first floor of a multi-story, mixed-use building in the Two Bridges neighborhood, ignited because of a battery, according to Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. What Is Carbon Capture? With Gizmodo’s Molly Taft | Techmodo“It is very clear that this was…

Upway launches best marketplace for certified e-bikes

This content was produced in partnership with Upway. It wasn’t too long ago that e-bikes were a rare sight, but all of that has changed, and rightfully so. Electric bikes are all over the road these days, and there are many brands either venturing into the technology, to launch their own versions of the sustainable transportation option or reiterating existing and traditional designs. From Aventon to Schwinn, or RadPower to Momentum, with so many opportunities, the prevailing question is, where do you go to find…

I was wrong. E-bikes are the ultimate commuter ride

Confession: Despite loving both bikes and gadgets, e-bikes never excited me. Compared to my bicycle, e-bikes seemed unfair. Compared to my motorcycle, they seemed slow. Compared to my car, they seemed impractical. But with $1,500 federal e-bike rebates potentially on the horizon at part of E-Bike Act, I decided it was past time to reconsider. Not just because 30% off would make them way more accessible, but because the entire idea that e-bikes could be worthy of a rebate changed the way I looked at them: less as…

The Coolest and Weirdest Gadgets of January

Image: NYXIIt seems like just yesterday that we were decking the halls and then stumbling through them after long nights partying on New Year’s Eve. But it’s somehow now February already, and if January feels like a complete blur, we’ve rounded up the most interesting and most curious gadgets of the past month so you can catch up.From CES reveals to E Ink goggles to several different ways to address the Switch’s ongoing Joy-Con drift issues, January brought with its lots of gadget news, and a look ahead about how you’ll

Detroit DB-E is One of the Skinniest Ebikes We’ve seen

Like the earliest electric cars, which were easy to spot thanks totheir over-emphasis on aerodynamics, e-bikes tend to stand out with thick frames designed to hold bulky batteries. But as the DB-E from Detroit Bikes whizzes past you on the bike lane, you’d have to really look close to tell it’s got an electric motor helping its rider pedal.Although some cyclists may look down on electric bikes and wonder what’s the point of going for a ride when the bike does most of the work for you, a pedal-assist electric motor can