http://trans-port-station.blogspot.com/
Here is an excerpt from it
Thursday, April 27, 2006
ELCTRIC BICYCLES
Electric bicycles have more then any other vehicle the ability to change our transportation system, restore the vitality of our communities and better our personal health.
The benefits of incorporating two very efficient machines; the bicycle pedal crank and the electric motor cannot be underestimated.
“It flattens the hills”. A bicycles “zone” of energy efficiency becomes exponentially less efficient when forces such as wind, hills or weight act against the input that your legs supply; with the addition of the electric motor it keeps the bike in that zone of efficiency . A true hybrid vehicle, your power and the e-motor work simultaneously taking advantage of the kinetic energy of each system, therefore increasing the total energy output.
The sensation is bionic.
E-bikes make it possible to carry more weight but keep your power input the same; making it a great shopping , errand runner , family transporter and commuter vehicle.
E-bicycles can be safer in use then a regular bicycle by keeping you up with traffic and getting you through congested situations quicker. It also makes hills that would be too strenuous doable effectively cutting the distance in half, E-bikes also make it possible to get to work without a sweat but with the blood flowing therefore in a more productive work state. They also work well with recumbents ,tricycles and folding bikes
So these styles will grow in use !
