Wheel-E Podcast: E-bike licenses, electric bike insurance, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes the prospect of electric bike licenses in California and e-bike insurance in New Jersey, Dutch police doing roadside compliance checks, new e-bike from Tern, new battery from JackRabbit, battery-swapping for electric motorcycles from Africa, and more.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the Wheel-E podcast today:
00:30 Get ready – California’s electric bicycle driver’s license bill is here
07:30 Dutch police found a way to test e-bike power on the side of the road
14:00 Watch out: New Jersey bill to require all e-bike riders to register, get insurance
20:00 Tern launches wild new off-road adventure cargo e-bike with 200 mile range
29:30 The fun little JackRabbit micro e-bike gets a gigantic new battery, 2.5x the range
36:10 Why electric bikes actually give more exercise than pedal bikes
43:10 Are Africa’s latest electric motorcycle battery swapping gains outpacing the world?
