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Saw this on Kickstarter.com today Boosted Boards - The World's Lightest Electric Vehicle by Boosted Boards — Kickstarter 2000 watt motor on a skateboard!!

I've been experimenting with a service called Paper.li - essentially its an online newspaper curating the best articles published today and putting them all in one place. The Electric Bikes Experts Daily I've set it up to post stories shared most frequently by people I'm following on...

In Devon, the Peak District and the Lake District, you can now hire Giant Electric Bikes for a relaxing cycle. Great for getting more people enjoying cycling, and also raising awareness of electric bikes. The Electric Bicycle Network And they were on the BBC this morning: BBC News -...

I've just been reviewing some submissions on my website, and Brian's here just brought a smile to my face. I had to share this... --> My cycling friends laughed... right up until I overtook them Anyone else got friends like that?!?

Ultra Motor happily posting lots about a new "try before you buy" where (potential) customers get to take a bike away for a trial ahead of paying (with credit card on file?) Wondering who else in the UK does this?

Just wondering if anyone could recommend an e-bike dealer in Manchester or the Greater Manchester area?

Its great to hear and share how electric bikes change people's lives for the better. I asked that question - "What's Your Favourite Thing about Electric Bikes?" - to a handful of folks for the Electric Bikes Experts site, and was blown away by some of the responses. Its great stuff! You can see...

London plans speed limit curb to save cyclists | Bicycle Business | BikeBiz Interesting article - will definitely help with cycling over bridges (which seem to be the only place where a Londoner can put their foot down!).

Over the warmer months, I’d love to start adding reviews of electric bikes to an online bank of thorough reviews on some of the more widely available e-bikes in the UK will go a long way, in addition to the buyers guide and owners stories we've got there already. I’ve two questions for you...

Hi guys, Website is boiling along nicely. I've got various ideas for new and different guides to add to it, but I'm curious to see what you can suggest? What would you like to see ?

Shai Agassi's bold plan for electric cars | Video on TED.com Every once in a while you come across a TED Talk that's so jaw-droppingly good, you just have to share it with everyone you know. Here Shai Agassi, an incredibly bright young entrepreneur explains how to make electric cars...

I posted a thread a few weeks back about creating a mini guide for people looking to get an "at a glance" overview of conversion kits and help the ~12,000 people a month searching for conversion kits to figure out if they're for them or not. Your opinions really do matter, and I'd love to be...

After spending the previous week up in London, and this week editing, the revised and finalized buyers guide is up here. Thanks to everyone (including the people I interviewed up in London) to for pitching in and helping make this. Hopefully this will be an invaluable resource all sorts of new...

I was in London pretty much all last week, finally meeting some of the electric bike folks A couple of things I'm working on post-trip: Revised, definitive version of an e-bikes buyers guide (replacing the draft here: Electric Bikes Buyers Guide which will also include short video interviews...

Where Boris Bikes Go: [VIDEO ANIMATION] Excellent video animation I found tracking the movements of Boris Bikes across London. Even at peak times though, there are still only around one thousand in use. Look and see where all the major stations are, and the traffic patterns around rush...

The basic idea of a conversion kit is pretty attractive, but there seem to be lots of ifs, buts and caveats in terms of what you should and shouldn't do. Here's the interesting thing - some 12,000 people are searching online directly for information on conversion kits every month. The idea is...

Ciao, I'm heading up to London next week to see a bunch of people, as well as trying out lots of electric bikes. Besides 50cycles (firming up with them atm), are there any dealers you'd really recommend to go and see? Cheers, Ed

What do you reckon are the most important things to do when trying out an electric bike? Folks have said try going up hills, but is there anything else you'd really recommend?

Not even five years ago, you'd have looked at me funny if I said you should buy your groceries online. And yes, Ocado is one of the industry leaders turning over millions of pounds and leading all the big name brands into the delivery business. The advice on this forum is "for heavens sake...

Its sound thinking to replace scarcely-used second cars with electric bikes, particularly for commuting. But how many of you guys who have replaced cars with e-bikes haven't experienced problems? Need to carry heavy payloads, long distances and lots of people? Do you think its a boundary to more...