WAn electric bicycle also known as an e-bike or ebike is a bicycle with an integrated electric motor which can be used to assist propulsion. Many kinds of e-bikes are available worldwide, but generally fall into two broad categories. Bikes that assist the rider's pedal-power and bikes that add a throttle, integrating moped-style functionality. Both retain the ability to be pedaled by the rider and are therefore not electric motorcycles.
WThe BEHEMOTH - Big Electronic Human Energized Machine, Only Too Heavy was an electronic bike weighing in at roughly 450 pounds. It was created by a multi-disciplinary team of volunteers led by Steve Roberts, a self-taught computer hobbyist.
WBeistegui Hermanos S.A. (BH) is a Spanish bicycle manufacturer founded in 1909 to make guns. In 1919, after World War I, BH began making bicycles. Prior to the Spanish Civil War, Beistegui Hermanos also produced firearms, specifically copies of the Ruby pistol and Mauser C96.
WEstablished in 1911, Benelli is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It once manufactured shotguns, although this part of the business is now a separate company.
WBenno Bikes is a bicycle brand and manufacturer of electric bicycles, cargo and comfort bikes, as well as cargo accessories and bicycle parts. It was founded in 2015 by Benno Baenziger — who made a name and reputation by co-founding with Jeano Erforth, Electra Bicycle company, a modern electric bike manufacturer, in Del Mar, California. These electric bicycles are a crossover between comfort bikes and cargo bikes. A sobriquet for the concept of these bikes has been described and trademarked as "etility" by Benno.
WBionX was a Canadian maker of electric motors for bicycles as well as bicycle retrofit kits, operating from 1998-2018, originally named EPS.
WBottecchia Cicli S.r.l. is a bicycle manufacturing company headquartered in Cavarzere, Italy. They offer about 70 models that include road, mountain, trekking, city, BMX, folding, cyclo-cross, and electric. Some high-end frames are produced in Italy, the rest in Asia, and all the bikes are assembled in Italy. They have distribution in Europe, Australia, Japan, and the United States. They are the technical sponsor of the Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia professional Italian team,
WCytronex is a lightweight electric bike system fitted to existing bicycles by the British company Modern Times Ltd. The system is designed and assembled at the company's base in Winchester, England.
WEnergyBus connectors are used for charging electric bicycles and pedelecs within Europe. The connector is circular in shape and specified for charging light electric vehicles at up to 1.5 kilowatts. Electric power is provided at 12–48 volts direct current (DC) so that any battery charger can charge any rechargeable battery.
WThe eROCKIT is a light electric motorcycle that is operated like a bicycle. It belongs to a new vehicle category. It is the first pedal controlled electric motorcycle, called Human Hybrid. In contrast to a pedelec, there is no direct mechanical energy transfer from the pedals to the rear wheel. The vehicle is developed and produced by eROCKIT Systems GmbH in Germany under the direction of the managing director Andreas Zurwehme. The design of the eROCKIT is done from Konstantinos Heyer.
WGarelli Motorcycles was an Italian moped and motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1919 by Alberto Garelli.
WMahindra GenZe, doing business as GenZe and also known as GenZe by Mahindra, is a brand of electric bicycles and scooters. It is a subsidiary of the Mahindra Group of India.
WGeoOrbital is an electric wheel system fitted to existing bicycles by the American company GeoOrbital, Inc. It launched its successful crowdfunding campaign in 2016. A GeoOrbital powered bike was featured during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 at Brooklyn, NY in May 2016. In May 2017 it launched a Crowdfunding Reg CF campaign on the site StartEngine
WGi FlyBike is a foldable electric bicycle that launched its successful crowdfunding campaign in 2015. It can reach up to 20 mph on its full electric assistance. Crafted from recyclable aircraft grade aluminum alloy, the bicycle is currently being manufactured with an estimated global delivery date in September 2017.
WGocycle is an electric bicycle manufactured by Karbon Kinetics Limited, a company founded in 2002 by Richard Thorpe, who set out to create the world's best urban electric bike. Thorpe is an industrial designer who once worked at the racing car company McLaren. The Gocycle has interchangeable quick release wheels, a fully enclosed chain, gearing and cabling, a moulded magnesium frame and wheels and a flat pack storage and transport system, in which the bicycle folds up and can be carried in a case. The electric motor is powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery.
WItaljet Moto Srl (Italjet) is an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles, headquartered in Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna, Italy. The company was founded in 1959 in San Lazzaro, Bologna by Leopoldo Tartarini.
WKalkhoff is a German bicycle manufacturer based in Cloppenburg; it was founded in 1919 by Heinrich Kalkhoff as a family business.
WMoto Morini is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937.
WA pedelec is a type of electric bicycle where the rider's pedalling is assisted by a small electric motor; thus it is a type of low-powered e-bike. However, unlike some other types of e-bikes, pedelecs are classified as conventional bicycles in many countries by road authorities rather than as a type of electric moped. Pedelecs include an electronic controller which cuts power to the motor when the rider is not pedalling or when a certain speed – usually 25 km/h (16 mph) or 32 km/h (20 mph) – is reached. Pedelecs are useful for people who ride in hilly areas or in strong headwinds. While a pedelec can be any type of bicycle, a pedelec city bike is very common. A conventional bicycle can be converted to a pedelec with the addition of the necessary parts, e.g., motor, battery, etc.
WCicli Pinarello S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy. Founded in 1952, it supplies mostly handmade bicycles for the road, track, E-bikes(NYTRO), mountain bikes and cyclo-cross. The company also produces bicycles under the Opera brand name, and has an in-house component brand – MOST.
WRad Power Bikes is a brand and manufacturer of Electric Bicycles. Founded by Mike Radenbaugh in 2007, he was the sole proprietor of the company. In 2015, Mike Radenbaugh teamed up with his roommate, Ty Collins, to relaunch the brand as a 'direct to consumer business' with their first electric bike model, the RadRover. In the years since then, Rad Power Bikes has launched and updated many new e-bikes including the RadRover, RadMini, RadRunner, RadCity, RadMission, RadWagon, and many different variations of these models. As the largest e-bike brand in North America, Rad Power Bikes has sold well over 100,000 bikes as of 2019
WRiese & Müller is a bicycle firm in Darmstadt, Germany founded by Markus Riese and Heiko Müller. It designs and makes suspended bicycles. Frames are produced by companies such as Pacific Cycles, Taiwan. Bikes sold in Australia, Japan and the USA are built in and shipped from Taiwan.
WSchmidt Original Nabendynamo (SON) is a manufacturer of high-efficiency and low-drag bicycle hub power generators and other electric bicycle gear. The company is based in Tübingen, Southwest-Germany.
WScoot Networks, also known as just Scoot or Scoot Rides, is an American company which provides public electric scooter and electric bicycle sharing systems. The company is based in San Francisco, California.
WThe Zike, or Sinclair Zike, is a lightweight electric bicycle invented by Clive Sinclair and marketed by his company Sinclair Research Ltd in 1992. It was a commercial failure, selling only 2,000 units while originally intended to be produced at the rate of 10,000 a month. It was ended six months after introduction.
WSuperpedestrian Inc., is a transportation robotics company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that develops micromobility technologies for small-scale electric vehicles. The company works with vehicle for hire companies, scooter sharing, and bicycle-sharing systems to improve the safety and reliability of their vehicle fleets. Superpedestrian is also the manufacturer of a consumer-facing product known as the Copenhagen Wheel, an electric bicycle wheel that transforms a traditional bicycle into a hybrid e-bike.
WThe Tidalforce Electric Bicycle was an electric bicycle manufactured by Wavecrest Labs from 2003 until the company went out of business in 2006. All models of Wavecrest Tidalforce electric bikes have a 36 volt electric hub motor built into the rear wheel hub and a 36 volt battery pack built into the front wheel hub. Wavecrest Labs manufactured three models of Tidalforce bikes: The Wavecrest Tidalforce M-750, the S-750 Traditional hard tail mountain bike and the iO-750 Cruiser. Any of the three bikes with an X suffix denotes that the motor is a 1000 watt motor without a set speed restriction as compared to the speed limit 750 watt version.
WThe wheel hub motor is an electric motor that is incorporated into the hub of a wheel and drives it directly.