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07.05.2013
Jonathon Porritt Talks Business and Marketing and Earth
Chin Up Jon, E-bikes are coming to the rescue!
Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is an eminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development. Alas he doesn't mention electric bikes in this video but his take on the successes and failures of environmental campaigning over the years is very useful! Read more
30.04.2013
E-bike sales grow to take 42% of revenue in Holland
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Bike sales dropped with double digit numbers in 2012, but e-bikes did well as their share of the Dutch market continued to rise. Electric bikes are now the most important segment. E-bike accounted for 42% of the revenues made with all bike sales in 2012. - Photo Bike Europe In 2012, 171,000 electric pedal assisted bicycles were sold in Holland… Read more
14.03.2013
Boris Johnson plans to give police electric bikes that 'can climb stairs'
Boris Johnson is planning to give London's Met Police electric mountain bikes that can climb stairs and help them catch criminals. By Alice Philipson of The Daily Telegraph The London Mayor believes the bikes will "keep the police one step ahead" when trying to catch perpetrators of crime. Mr Johnson says the bikes… Read more
07.03.2013
Electric Bikes feature in Boris Johnson's Vision for London
Boris Johnson explores the potential of electric bikes in London
"As many as a fifth of new bicycles sold in mass-cycling nations, such as the Netherlands and Germany, are now electric. E-bikes help you pedal using a small motor, powered by a battery which is charged every night from a normal household socket. No licence, equipment or insurance is needed to ride one. They are particularly… Read more
29.01.2013
Britain’s leading transport commentator Christian Wolmar visits Justebikes London branch.
"Britain still hesitant about innovation especially in transport" By Christain Walmar. Original article and comments HERE I have seen the future. Or have I? in 2012, I came across a wide variety of transport innovations… Read more
17.11.2012
Author and producer Daisy Goodwin swaps places with Jeremy Clarkson in the Sunday Times
Aston Martin and Harley-Davidson salesmen feel a rush of adrenaline when a middle-aged man in a leather jacket approaches. They know that a man having his first intimations of mortality is seriously in need of horsepower. But if you are a woman in the prime of life and already in possession of a lifetime's worth of handbags, what is the thing that is going to stop time's winged chariot… Read more
12.10.2012
Guardian reporter Peter Walker tries out a SPARTA at our new London shop.
Supporters hope electrically assisted bikes will break down British resistance to cycling and change urban transport forever... Guardian reporter Peter Walker tries out the new e-bike. The cycling sensation that is sweeping through Holland and Germany. Click here to seeThe Guardian video of Peter Walker on one… Read more
09.10.2012
Justebikes new London shop opens at 318 Portobello Road
We've just about recovered from the launch party and at long last our new shop is up and running! Interest in the quality Dutch Sparta and Koga electric bikes on display has been overwhelming, and for those that don't have time to venture out on a test ride we have installed a simulator that enables riders to test an e-bike on the Giro de Italia (its great fun - pop in and try it!). &… Read more
14.07.2012
What are the benifits of replacing cars with e-bikes for short distance commuting?
Last year we surveyed 43'000 public and private sector workers. 9'445 (22%) live within 5 miles of their workplace and commute by car each day. If 22% of the UK working population commuted on an electric bike instead of a car it would save £11 billion and 3.8 MtCO2e per annum. All would benefit from the reduction in Greenhouse… Read more
13.06.2012
James Hansen is a climate activist because he loves his grandchildren
Originally Posted on our BLOG: Cleanairmiles.com Warning: this post contains predictions of possible doom and earnest calls to moral action. James Hansen, the uber-eminent NASA climatologist and climate activist, has made a notable speech comparing the ethics of the climate change issue to the issue of slavery, marking his… Read more