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Are the rich responsible for climate change?

The top 10 percent consumes 20 times more energy than the bottom 10 percent.




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Gogoro launches the VIVA, a lighter, cheaper, electric scooter with a swappable battery

This could take a lot of smelly gas mopeds off the road.




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The e-bike revolution advances with the Swytch conversion kit

There are some significant advantages to an affordable kit like this.




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Want to buy a high-tech, low-carbon electric vehicle company? Organic Transit is for sale.

Why aren't people lining up for this enclosed solar powered e-cargo tricycle? It pushed every button.




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The RadRover Step-Thru could be the perfect e-bike that anyone can ride anywhere

Roll over everything and get on and off easily on this powerful fatbike.




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Jeep introduces a big electric mountain bike

Bill Murray looks like he is enjoying the ride. Others might go a bit faster.




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Almost half of American drivers don’t bother using their turn signals

And then they yell at cyclists for not following the rules.




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Cycling in New York City has taken a depressing turn for the worse

This city used to be a model for the future of biking in North America. Now it is just a deadly mess.




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10 common myths about bike lanes, challenged by Peter Walker

Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car.




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The new Tern HSD could be the future of urban e-bikes

It's got something for everybody in a compact and clever e-bike that can carry a big load.




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Canada's NDP leader calls for national cycling strategy

Actually, this is something every country needs.




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Tern's new folding bike folds up 30 percent smaller than other folders with 20 inch wheels

Bigger wheels mean more stability and regular-bike feel, but it comes at a price.




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The robots are coming for your bike lanes

Why not? Everybody else uses them for everything but biking.




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When it comes to cycling, Delft wasn't always Delft

Changing attitudes about cities and getting people out of cars takes a lot of work.




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Is this the busiest bike lane in North America?

Ten years after Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge bike lanes opened, it is no longer controversial.




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Famous motorcycle designer tries his hand at e-bikes with the FUELL Fluid

Buell motorcycles are fast, beautiful and expensive. How does Erik Buell's e-bike compare?




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Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.




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Why I think buying an e-bike online is a really bad idea

If e-bikes are going to replace cars, they should be taken seriously and maintained properly by people who know what they are doing.




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Why buying an e-bike online is not as bad as I thought

A lot of readers have had good experiences and saved a lot of money.




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Yet another study shows that bike lanes boost business

A deeper look at Toronto's Bloor Street bike lanes finds more shoppers spending more money.




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Learn basic bike repair with these 9 DIY videos

Keeping your bike in tip-top shape means regular maintenance, preventative measures, and the occasional on-the-road quick fix.




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Why don't Americans wear helmets in the shower?

Way more people get traumatic injuries in the shower than they do on bikes, but almost nobody takes the most basic safety precautions.




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New video from Ken Avidor: "My bike is freedom"

At least until you ride it to a public meeting, where your bike is part of a vast, bike-wing conspiracy.




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E-bike sales hit almost $15 billion last year

New studies find that sales are big and getting bigger. It's time to give them a safe place to ride.




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6 month report: My e-bike ate my car

It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars.




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The real problem with the NTSB's mandatory bike helmet recommendation

We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right.




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How to ride your e-bike all winter

It's a little bit different from how you ride your bike, but not much.




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We shouldn't need a biking lawyer, but we do

The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt.




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Why do cyclists break the law?

A new episode of the War on Cars looks at an issue dear to my heart.




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This was the decade of the bicycle. What's next?

Probably, the decade of e-mobility




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Make room for the e-bikes, the top-selling electric vehicles for the next decade

A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars.




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Happy 100th birthday to the hard hat

But don't think that it is the only thing that keeps construction workers safe.




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National Transportation Safety Board recommends mandatory helmet laws for cyclists

Why stop there? Helmets for everybody!




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The Velocker helps you embrace "life by e-bike"

These lockable aluminum panniers might be the answer to my prayers.




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Elon Musk says orders to stay home are 'fascist' in expletive-laced rant during Tesla earnings call

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at government stay at home orders as "fascist" in an expletive-laced rant on Tesla's Q1 earnings call.




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Cars could go completely driverless 'very soon,' says CEO of Chinese autonomous driving tech start-up

Currently, most regulations across various cities in China still require the presence of a safety driver in vehicles.




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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

Dow futures drop Thursday after another avalanche of weekly jobless claims and a crush of earnings.




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Mercedes-Benz reopened an Alabama auto plant. Here's how it happened

Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, says it took "robust and best practice safety measures" to ensure that the reopening of the plant was safe for its 4,200 workers.




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Elon Musk's F-bomb rant against lockdowns reflects 'growing sentiment,' says Dr. Scott Gottlieb

"That's going to tug against what the governors have to do," the former FDA chief told CNBC. "We still face a pretty big epidemic in this country."




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Ford plans health screenings, temperature checks to bring office workers back beginning in June

Ford Motor expects to begin calling back salaried employees who have been working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic beginning in late June, executives said Thursday.




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Coronavirus could help Tesla retain EV lead as traditional automakers pare electric investments

Many of the new EVs that were supposed to enter the U.S. market to challenge the California carmaker this year are being delayed.




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Feds clear General Motors in UAW union corruption probe

Federal prosecutors this week informed GM that it is not currently a target in a yearslong investigation into corruption of the United Auto Workers union.




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Tesla tells furloughed workers to expect a week or more of unemployment

On Friday, Tesla braced its furloughed U.S. employees for at least another week of unemployment, wrapping up a wild week that included expletives and wild tweets from CEO Elon Musk.




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Tesla CEO Elon Musk's coronavirus rant highlights just one of many hurdles automakers face in reopening plants

In reopening plants, automakers face worker safety issues and must abide by local mandates, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk highlighted earlier this week. Then there are more complex problems.




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Electric cars take the spotlight in China's post-coronavirus stimulus plans

Jing Yang, director of corporate research at Fitch Ratings, expects electric vehicles to outperform an overall slump in China's car sales this year given strong policy support.




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Elon Musk's lavish LA mansions appear to be listed for sale days after billionaire pledged to 'own no house'

The homes have a combined value of $39.5 million.




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USAA chief: Coronavirus 'cabin fever' may be behind car crash uptick after initial steep decline

"The last couple of weeks we've seen a slight uptick in those rates, certainly not because stores are reopening," USAA CEO Wayne Peacock told CNBC.




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Ferrari is now worth more than General Motors and Ford

Ferrari's market value surged to $30 billion Monday morning, more than the value of General Motors or Ford Motor.




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UK auto sales plummet to lowest level since 1946

Car sales for April have hit historic lows.




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Fiat Chrysler to restart US production in two weeks after coronavirus shutdowns lead to $1.8 billion quarterly loss

Despite the "unexpected and unprecedented times" due to Covid-19, the company, said Tuesday that it and French automaker PSA Group "remain committed" to a previously announced merger of equals.