25% off (Sale price $771.00, Reg. Price $1032.00) :: The Deal: Three-Hour Guided Electric Bike Tour For Eight PeopleElectric Bikes: Pedal to the MotorCheck out Groupon’s quick look at electric bicycles to get excited about your super-powered ride.E-bike: this style of bike requires no pedaling at all (though you’re welcome to do so if you want to show off). To activate the battery, you’ll use a throttle mounted on the handlebars. Pedelec: the other main style of electric bicycle. On this kind of bike, you will have to pedal to engage the motor, but not very hard. A sensor resides in the bottom bracket that tells the motor when you’re pedaling—and, often, how fast—so it can assist you accordingly. 20–50 miles: the typical distance an electric bike can travel on a single battery charge, depending on the model.20 miles per hour: the maximum electric bicycle speed allowed in the US. Speed demons can use their legs to go faster, but the motor is required to cut out after that point.120 million: the estimated number of electric bikes currently on the streets in China. 53 thousand: the estimated number of electric bikes sold in the US in 2012—about the same number as electric cars sold that year.
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