e-bike

American  

[ee-bahyk] / ˈiˌbaɪk /

noun

1. a bicycle that has an electric motor to propel it or to assist with pedaling.

   E-bikes allow you to cycle uphill with minimum effort.

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Etymology

Origin of e-bike

First recorded in 1995–2000; e- ² (in the sense “electric”) + bike ¹

Example Sentences

A woman who was hit by an e-bike as she used a pedestrian crossing has spoken about how she feared her unborn baby had died in the collision.

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At Bondi Beach, Will is loading his daughters, aged six and eight, into a kid trailer on his e-bike after their daily swim, his surfboard attached to the side.

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Scott Jeffery, who runs an e-bike shop, says they have many advantages, chief among them that they allow riders to travel further and climb hills more easily than a push bike.

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Faced with the prospect of similar incidents in NSW, the state government recently announced a raft of proposals - a minimum age for e-bike riders, European safety standards for e-bikes, which must have a maximum power output of 250w and anti-tampering protections, and they said police would begin crushing illegal bikes.

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Scruby says the government hasn't gone far enough: 16-year-olds would still be allowed to ride on footpaths and the government has not addressed the question of insurance, which leaves anyone who is hit by an e-bike and seriously injured unable to claim compensation.

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