e-bike

[ee-bahyk]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-bike¹

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

Example Sentences

A group of seven men are on trial at Newport Crown Court charged with rioting on 22 May 2023 following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, in an e-bike crash in Ely, after rumours spread that they were being followed by the police.

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Emma Wills, from Chilworth in Surrey, moved in to the property five months before a modified e-bike charging in her living room caught fire at the end of January.

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The e-bike, which belonged to a family friend, had recently been modified using a conversion kit bought online.

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According to new research from consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First, a total of 23% of UK push-bike owners surveyed were considering turning their push-bike into an e-bike.

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Conversion kits are cheaper to buy than a fully manufactured e-bike but come with huge risks, the charity has said.

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