e-bike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈiː.baɪk/
Forms: form: e-bikes
form: ebike
Etymology: From e- + bike.
Senses: examples: text: The e-bikes glide past slow, one of the kids turning his bike around. He's tall, with his black hair slicked back with grease, shining in the glow of the other bikes' lights. In the sockets of his eyes she can see only mirrors. Artificial Sonys. The kid's ironed.
ref: 1993 January 31, Ridley McIntyre, “STORY: GHOSTDANCER (2)”, in rec.games.frp.misc (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2019, message-ID <0!w3=jd@rpi.edu>:
text: ELECTRIC BIKES ("E-BIKES") Because e-bike speeds and power are more similar to human-powered bicycles than to motorcycles, I believe their users will need bicycle-style traffic-skills education (Effective Electric Cycling?). I also believe e-bikes, with strict power or acceleration limits, should be allowed to use bike lanes -- think about it.
ref: 1993 November 13, John Ciccarelli, “Motorcycles, bicycles, "e-bikes"”, in rec.bicycles.soc (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2019, message-ID <2c1n2d$j6o@agate.berkeley.edu>:
text: There seems to be a lot of interest emerging about "E-Bikes." I'm not sure of the appropriate place to discuss them. I've seen things on the EV mailing list, and on several .bicycles. groups. Perhaps there is some interest on the hpv mailing list as well--I have't subscribed for a while. Is it worth starting a mailing list or newsgroup for them?
ref: 1993 November 13, Charlie Sullivan, “Re: Motorcycles, bicycles, "e-bikes"”, in rec.bicycles.soc (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2019, message-ID <2c1n2d$j6o@agate.berkeley.edu>:
text: I've been working on Ebike for 2 years. Read about several attempts around world and US. First patent in 1895. Mine weighs 85 lbs and does help uphill. Working on testing. I decided to build only because I wanted a "poor person's" ZEV. Weight will go down with technology over time. No hurry. Lots of stuff to do, learn. No EV is commercially viable in US except trike in Florida. Happy to talk with those interested.
ref: 1994 September 1, Cycle0path, “Re: Electric Bicycle (again)”, in rec.bicycles.misc (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2019, message-ID <343obu$l3t@search01.news.aol.com>:
text: E-bike info? Anyone have any info on an electric add-on motor for bikes built by a company called "ZAP" ?
ref: 1996 November 11, dhammel, “E-bike info?”, in rec.bicycles.misc (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2019, message-ID <19961111183300.NAA04270@ladder01.news.aol.com>:
text: My bet is that, in cities at least, the e-car won’t be the vehicle of the future. I suspect it will keep falling further behind e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters.
ref: 2024 January 18, Simon Kuper, “Electric cars are not the future”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2024:
text: Another important difference: e-bikes can legally travel in the bike lane; scooters and mopeds cannot.
ref: 2010, David L. Kurtz, Contemporary Marketing 2011, page 377:
text: London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said: "The safety of Londoners is my top priority, and while most e-bikes are safe, there have been a small number of incidents where non-foldable e-bikes have caught fire on the transport system.
ref: 2025 April 2, “Network News: Fire risk: TfL extends e-bike ban”, in RAIL, number 1032, page 11:
glosses: A bicycle powered by an electric motor.
Hypernyms: bicycle
bike
Hyponyms: pedelec
speed pedelec
Coordinate terms: word: bike
word: motorbike
english: differentiated by societal convention more than by qualitative differences; legally differentiated by maximum speed and power rating in many jurisdictions
translation: differentiated by societal convention more than by qualitative differences; legally differentiated by maximum speed and power rating in many jurisdictions
word: motorcycle
Derived terms: e-biker