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
Adrienne SoFor 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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Rintaro Sasaki zooms up to the ballpark on an electric bike with a brown bag of food in hand, ready to grab a quick bite of lunch then get right to work in the batting cage.
—Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
This accident follows a much more serious crash in July 2024, when Pax was hospitalized after falling off his electric bike without wearing a helmet.
—Jane Lacroix, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Harry Styles is known for his electric bike habit, and has often been photographed cycling Lime Bikes around London’s most upmarket neighborhoods.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Timothée Chalamet went electric bike, and Lime fined him £60 for not parking the bike properly.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Janie McCauley, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
This accident follows a much more serious crash in July 2024, when Pax was hospitalized after falling off his electric bike without wearing a helmet.
—Jane Lacroix, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Harry Styles is known for his electric bike habit, and has often been photographed cycling Lime Bikes around London’s most upmarket neighborhoods.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Timothée Chalamet went electric bike, and Lime fined him £60 for not parking the bike properly.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for electric bike
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“Electric bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20bike. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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