electric bike

noun

variants or e-bike or electric bicycle
plural electric bikes or e-bikes or electric bicycles
: a bicycle equipped with an electric motor that may be activated in order to assist with or replace pedaling
Just like any bike, electric bikes come with a ton of different technical specs that you may or may not care about.Adrienne So
For many years, e-bikes carried the stigma of being vehicles for lazy pedalers and seniors. The bikes draw power from a battery and motor to make pedaling significantly easier. You can also accelerate with the press of a button, transforming cycling from a strenuous exercise into a joy ride.Brian X. Chen

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This 3-in-1 electric bike blends three different functions into one stylish design: an ebike, an off-road dirt ebike, and a winter-ready snow ebike. New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025 The founder of the San Diego nonprofit chosen by local and state officials to oversee millions of dollars in public spending on electric bikes is no longer running the organization, but no one will say why. Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 The suspect, whose face was partially covered by a mask at the time of the shooting, fled on foot before riding an electric bike to Central Park, where he was last spotted. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 The man then fled on foot and rode an electric bike into Central Park. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for electric bike 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of electric bike was in 1881

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“Electric bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20bike. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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