Bloke with an artificial lower leg riding an e-assist bicycle through the village with a load of mates on a variety of other bikes.
E-bikes are a mobility solution.
E-bikes are a mobility solution.
June 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Bloke with an artificial lower leg riding an e-assist bicycle through the village with a load of mates on a variety of other bikes.
E-bikes are a mobility solution.
E-bikes are a mobility solution.
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“When I got home, I sat on the floor, wearing my helmet, and sobbed until I was hoarse with the overwhelm of my joy. I’d just ridden a bike for an hour! A bike! For an hour!”
The “greatest feeling in the world” after Long COVID. E-bikes and accessibility, via @heatherhogan.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
The “greatest feeling in the world” after Long COVID. E-bikes and accessibility, via @heatherhogan.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
The Greatest Feeling in the World
Seven months with an electric bike.
theheatherhogan.substack.com
May 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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Before you get snobbish about e-readers, remember that they allow large text for those with sight disabilities, alternate fonts for those with dyslexia, and can be laid down flat for those lacking mobility in their hands.
That last point is especially helpful for me right now.
Go e-readers!
That last point is especially helpful for me right now.
Go e-readers!
July 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Before you get snobbish about e-readers, remember that they allow large text for those with sight disabilities, alternate fonts for those with dyslexia, and can be laid down flat for those lacking mobility in their hands.
That last point is especially helpful for me right now.
Go e-readers!
That last point is especially helpful for me right now.
Go e-readers!
that's right!
e-bikes replace *car* trips
they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet
governments should be giving them away
e-bikes replace *car* trips
they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet
governments should be giving them away
Interesting study from Germany on e-bikes and the modes they replace:
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
"43.1% of electric bicycle trips and 63.2% of electric bicycle mileage would have been undertaken using a car if no e-bike had been available, highlighting their substantial potential to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions"
Further, steeper, greener: Implications from an electric bicycle mode choice model
Electric bicycles are transforming the active mobility landscape, potentially increasing active mode uptake and delivering environmental and health benefits. This study examines electric bicycle mo...
doi.org
July 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
that's right!
e-bikes replace *car* trips
they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet
governments should be giving them away
e-bikes replace *car* trips
they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet
governments should be giving them away
Queensland Police seize more than 500 e-mobility devices and issue 2,300 fines in three months
Queensland police seize 558 e-mobility devices in three months
Queensland Police are seizing an average of six illegal e-mobility devices every day, as officers crack down on non-compliant e-bikes and e-scooters across the state.
www.abc.net.au
October 2, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Queensland Police seize more than 500 e-mobility devices and issue 2,300 fines in three months
People keep talking about e-bikes, e-trikes, e-scooters, and other power-assisted mobility like they are toys, shortcuts, or something to sneer at. But for a lot of people they are freedom machines. They turn impossible trips into possible ones. They turn pain into manageability, distance into
April 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
People keep talking about e-bikes, e-trikes, e-scooters, and other power-assisted mobility like they are toys, shortcuts, or something to sneer at. But for a lot of people they are freedom machines. They turn impossible trips into possible ones. They turn pain into manageability, distance into
PS: Ich will das gar nicht gegeneinander ausspielen... aber irgendein Signal in Richtung ÖPNV/E-Mobility etc. wäre schon auch schön ("gerecht"?).
14,5 Millionen Nutzer:innen, 3 Euro mehr im Monat, 12 Monate lang, 700 Millionen Euro pro Jahr. Weniger als ein Monat Tankrabatt.
www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/d...
www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/d...
Deutschlandticket wird wohl wieder teurer
Heute soll über den künftigen Preis für das Deutschlandticket entschieden werden. Einem Medienbericht zufolge könnte es 2027 fast vier Euro mehr kosten. Von Verbänden kommt bereits Kritik.
www.tagesschau.de
September 30, 2026 at 7:51 AM
PS: Ich will das gar nicht gegeneinander ausspielen... aber irgendein Signal in Richtung ÖPNV/E-Mobility etc. wäre schon auch schön ("gerecht"?).
E-bikes are so liberating. All the convenience of a car in mobility + all the convenience of a bike in parking and access.
July 24, 2026 at 6:33 AM
E-bikes are so liberating. All the convenience of a car in mobility + all the convenience of a bike in parking and access.
If someone is concerned about the risk to pedestrians from e-bikes, e-motos, and scooters, but doesn't support taking away space from cars to build safer micro-mobility infrastructure then I would question their commitment to safety
July 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
If someone is concerned about the risk to pedestrians from e-bikes, e-motos, and scooters, but doesn't support taking away space from cars to build safer micro-mobility infrastructure then I would question their commitment to safety
I find this so infuriating for a couple of reasons.
First is that for adults, e-bikes are often car replacements!
Second is that e-bikes are about *mobility* and it shouldn't matter what level of exertion someone has, even if they're riding recreationally. There's so much ableism in this POV.
First is that for adults, e-bikes are often car replacements!
Second is that e-bikes are about *mobility* and it shouldn't matter what level of exertion someone has, even if they're riding recreationally. There's so much ableism in this POV.
interesting to see conversations surrounding children/adults using e-bikes to get around not burning enough calories, what’s the point
like my dude how many calories are you packing on while eating drive through lunches in your rolling den?
like my dude how many calories are you packing on while eating drive through lunches in your rolling den?
September 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I find this so infuriating for a couple of reasons.
First is that for adults, e-bikes are often car replacements!
Second is that e-bikes are about *mobility* and it shouldn't matter what level of exertion someone has, even if they're riding recreationally. There's so much ableism in this POV.
First is that for adults, e-bikes are often car replacements!
Second is that e-bikes are about *mobility* and it shouldn't matter what level of exertion someone has, even if they're riding recreationally. There's so much ableism in this POV.
Among earth humans, e-bikes are winning the mobility wars and it's not even remotely close.
Americans are a deep outlier.
Americans are a deep outlier.
February 22, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Among earth humans, e-bikes are winning the mobility wars and it's not even remotely close.
Americans are a deep outlier.
Americans are a deep outlier.
the "missing middle" of city mobility is publicly run subsidized e-bikeshare, if anything
Waymo is all over NYC Climate Week, sponsoring a slew of events.
I just watched Adam Lenz, Waymo's sustainability head, field softball questions from Heatmap's CEO (nothing re: added VMT).
Waymo clearly hopes to piggyback on YIMBYism. Lenz described Waymo as the "missing middle" of city mobility.
I just watched Adam Lenz, Waymo's sustainability head, field softball questions from Heatmap's CEO (nothing re: added VMT).
Waymo clearly hopes to piggyback on YIMBYism. Lenz described Waymo as the "missing middle" of city mobility.
September 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
the "missing middle" of city mobility is publicly run subsidized e-bikeshare, if anything
People love to scream "whataboutism" when you point out that cars are still more dangerous than e-bikes/e-motos/e-scooters. But it's not whataboutism to properly contextualize the risk, especially when we are seeing a moral panic that is not commensurate with the threat posed by e-micro mobility.
August 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
People love to scream "whataboutism" when you point out that cars are still more dangerous than e-bikes/e-motos/e-scooters. But it's not whataboutism to properly contextualize the risk, especially when we are seeing a moral panic that is not commensurate with the threat posed by e-micro mobility.
This is a solid and even-handed article. I'm glad it makes 3 important points:
1. Many kids are riding high-speed e-motos and not e-bikes
2. The e-bike panic has the potential to hurt riders who depend on these bikes
3. Kids want to and deserve freedom of mobility without cars!
1. Many kids are riding high-speed e-motos and not e-bikes
2. The e-bike panic has the potential to hurt riders who depend on these bikes
3. Kids want to and deserve freedom of mobility without cars!
They thought they were buying independence for their kids. Instead, many landed at the center of one of Charlotte’s most divisive debates.
Charlotte parents see e-bikes as freedom. But others see them very differently.
They thought they were buying independence for their kids. Instead, many landed at the center of one of Charlotte’s most divisive debates.
bit.ly
July 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
This is a solid and even-handed article. I'm glad it makes 3 important points:
1. Many kids are riding high-speed e-motos and not e-bikes
2. The e-bike panic has the potential to hurt riders who depend on these bikes
3. Kids want to and deserve freedom of mobility without cars!
1. Many kids are riding high-speed e-motos and not e-bikes
2. The e-bike panic has the potential to hurt riders who depend on these bikes
3. Kids want to and deserve freedom of mobility without cars!
My tool of choice is an e-cargo bike. What's your mobility preference in The War On Cars?
September 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
My tool of choice is an e-cargo bike. What's your mobility preference in The War On Cars?
e-mobility und fahrrad bashing vom feinsten, irre
January 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
e-mobility und fahrrad bashing vom feinsten, irre
This thread is a perfect illustration of why e-bikes are an absolutely mobility gamechanger for so many people.
(NB: We need to forever bury the idea that e-bikes are "cheating")
(NB: We need to forever bury the idea that e-bikes are "cheating")
I was approached by a lady outside the gym today while parking my bike. She was likely in her 70s. She had such great questions about the bike and then proceeded to tell me about her ebike.
She told me that she rode over 600 miles on it last year and was so proud of herself. She was so happy.
She told me that she rode over 600 miles on it last year and was so proud of herself. She was so happy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This thread is a perfect illustration of why e-bikes are an absolutely mobility gamechanger for so many people.
(NB: We need to forever bury the idea that e-bikes are "cheating")
(NB: We need to forever bury the idea that e-bikes are "cheating")
One of these is an oversized, elitist mobility vehicle. The other is an e-cargo bike. One tears up our local infrastructure and is a threat to people outside of it. The other weaves into the urban fabric, accomplishing a lot and asks for very little.
September 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
One of these is an oversized, elitist mobility vehicle. The other is an e-cargo bike. One tears up our local infrastructure and is a threat to people outside of it. The other weaves into the urban fabric, accomplishing a lot and asks for very little.
Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Exchange, recently pledged to give away half his family's wealth to charity. He's speaking at Cooper Union in NYC this Thurs with Alexander Vindman on the question of how to rebuild economic mobility in an age of widening income inequality
cooper.edu/events-and-e...
cooper.edu/events-and-e...
March 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Exchange, recently pledged to give away half his family's wealth to charity. He's speaking at Cooper Union in NYC this Thurs with Alexander Vindman on the question of how to rebuild economic mobility in an age of widening income inequality
cooper.edu/events-and-e...
cooper.edu/events-and-e...
@paulbarter.bsky.social has noted that as countries develop, cities shift from being oriented around motorcycles to transit. Unfortunately NYC is backsliding: people are shifting to e-micro-mobility because transit options are poor, and with that sometimes comes death www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...
September 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
@paulbarter.bsky.social has noted that as countries develop, cities shift from being oriented around motorcycles to transit. Unfortunately NYC is backsliding: people are shifting to e-micro-mobility because transit options are poor, and with that sometimes comes death www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...
Three points about E-scooters (& siblings):
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Three points about E-scooters (& siblings):
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
🛴🛴🛴
E-mobility devices are here and are not going away;
E-mobility devices can improve urban mobility, affordability, & livability;
E-mobility devices are a novel safety challenge in our traditional transportation realm.
What do we do about this? 🧵
🇪🇺 EU wants to extend military mobility corridors to Ukraine – EU high representative
EU wants to extend military mobility corridors to Ukraine – EU high representative
The European Union plans to include Ukraine in its military Schengen projects and the pan-European military mobility area, which aims to speed up the movement of troops and military equipment across E...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🇪🇺 EU wants to extend military mobility corridors to Ukraine – EU high representative
This is the most exhausting e-bike take. Tell a disabled person who has discovered expanded accessibility and mobility through e-bikes that they're "cheating."
Fuck off with this ableist crap.
Fuck off with this ableist crap.
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
This is the most exhausting e-bike take. Tell a disabled person who has discovered expanded accessibility and mobility through e-bikes that they're "cheating."
Fuck off with this ableist crap.
Fuck off with this ableist crap.
Video: Boston’s E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/09/16/v...
Video: Boston's E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Dr. Steven Leonard had been housebound with a back injury since 2010, but a new recumbent e-bike is letting him explore his neighborhood again.
mass.streetsblog.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Video: Boston’s E-Bike Program Lets Mattapan Couple Regain Their Mobility - mass.streetsblog.org/2025/09/16/v...
This is a must-read and hits on so many key issues related to e-bikes specifically and micro-mobility broadly.
Draconian e-bike laws like the one in New Jersey threaten the mobility and freedom of nondrivers, but our country refuses to consider them amid this intensifying moral panic (or ever).
Draconian e-bike laws like the one in New Jersey threaten the mobility and freedom of nondrivers, but our country refuses to consider them amid this intensifying moral panic (or ever).
The explosion of e-bikes, e-trikes and e-scooters is truly revolutionary...The joy and freedom of biking is intoxicating for everyone who has had the opportunity to try out life on two or three wheels with a little e-boost.
Op-Ed | E-bikes mean freedom for low-vision cyclists like me: don’t take that away | amNewYork
So did a lot of other people who, like me, don’t have valid driver’s licenses. In July, the state’s new e-bike law went into effect. Among other regulations
www.amny.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This is a must-read and hits on so many key issues related to e-bikes specifically and micro-mobility broadly.
Draconian e-bike laws like the one in New Jersey threaten the mobility and freedom of nondrivers, but our country refuses to consider them amid this intensifying moral panic (or ever).
Draconian e-bike laws like the one in New Jersey threaten the mobility and freedom of nondrivers, but our country refuses to consider them amid this intensifying moral panic (or ever).