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Rad Power Bikes closing retail store in New York in latest cutback for Seattle e-bike maker

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(Rad Power Bikes Photo) Rad Power Bikes is closing its retail store location in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Seattle-based e-bike maker confirmed Thursday, citing the need to make more organizational changes after a wave of recent layoffs. It grew into the leading e-bike seller in North America and raised $304 million in 2021.

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Rad Power Bikes launches RadTrike, a three-wheeled model of its e-bike

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The new RadTrike from Rad Power Bikes will start shipping in January 2023. Rad Power Bikes Photo). Rad Power Bikes announced today that it’s launching a trike version of its electric bikes. The Seattle-based company launched in 2007 and began selling e-bikes directly to consumers through online sales in 2015.

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Fiido X e-bike recalled due to risk of breaking in half

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The Fiido X e-bike is supposed to fold, not break in two. Fiido, maker of cheap direct-to-consumer electric bikes, has suspended sales of its Fiido X and is preparing a recall after discovering a fault that could cause the folding e-bike to break in two. Photo: Javier (cib). It’s here where the fault seems to lie.

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Rad Power Bikes lands $154M, its second mega round this year, to boost e-bike business

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Rad Power Bikes Photo). The gist: R ad Power Bikes just raised $154 million to fuel growth of its e-bike business. Rad continues to see big demand, spurred in part due to the pandemic as more people bought e-bikes. Its bikes top out at 20 MPH and range from $999 to $1,999, across 11 models.

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New bike-share company to bring 1,500 e-bikes to Seattle streets by spring to boost mobility options

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An electric bike by Veo. A new electric-assist bike company is joining the mix of bikes and scooters on the streets of Seattle as the city is expanding transportation sharing options. Chicago-based Veo plans to have 1,500 of its Cosmo e-bikes in Seattle by next spring, and is deploying the first 500 over the next week.

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VanMoof’s new V e-bike is its fastest ever

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Rendering of the VanMoof V, the company’s first fast e-bike. Fast and furious VanMoof just announced the VanMoof V , the company’s first high-speed electric bike capable of hitting a top speed of 60km/h (37mph). That’s not cheap until you compare it with the price of a car that these sturdy electric commuter bikes can replace.

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Not handicapped, just lazy: Young adults in China commute in power wheelchairs to skirt e-bike regulations

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According to a report from The Straits Times, recent e-bike regulations have restricted their operating speeds and require users to dismount and push their bike across striped road crossings. Electric wheelchairs are not subject to such regulations, nor are they governed by conventional vehicle / traffic laws. This means you.