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Friday Video: A Very Cogent Argument Against E-Bike Registration

... And it's from a Canadian (he's so polite!).

March 7, 2025

Safety Last: State DMV Won’t Commit to Moving Against Company Behind Illegal Moped

Streetsblog's investigation showed unsafe vehicles. But ... crickets.

March 5, 2025

Leadership Vacuum: Delivery Workers Oppose Hochul’s E-Bike Plan as Adams Goes AWOL

Advocates and delivery workers are against new proposals from the Governor to regulate e-bikes, so what's going on with city hall's leaked plan to keep the industry in check?

February 27, 2025

City E-Bike Swap Program Uses Bikes from Fly, a Company With Safety Violations

A Streetsblog investigation found Fly, a popular e-bike and moped vendor, has consistently skirted city regulations, but now the company is at the heart of the city's first e-bike trade-in program.

February 13, 2025

How an Ex-Delivery Worker Upended NYC’s Streets

Ou Zhou, a former delivery worker who founded Fly E-Bike, has hit it big selling fast, low-cost electric bikes and mopeds to delivery workers, transforming New York City streets in the process. But with concerns growing about fires from lithium-ion batteries and more scrutiny on the way, can his electric empire survive? Co-published today with Curbed.

January 31, 2025

Q&A: Whizz CEO Has Lessons For E-Bike Regulation

Company CEO Mike Peregudov sits down with Streetsblog to talk about his industry and why putting license plates on e-bikes is a non-starter.

January 30, 2025

Apply Yourself: Tiny Number of Delivery Workers Will Get Safe E-Bikes in City Program

Delivery workers can now apply to trade in their uncertified or illegal e-bikes and mopeds for a brand new street-legal bike from the city.

January 28, 2025

Hochul’s ‘Heavy’ E-Bike Proposal is Light on Potential: Critics

Very few class 3 electric bikes reach 100 pounds. And they look a lot like class 2 e-bikes.

January 15, 2025

Upper East Side Backs Central Park Transverse Plan Despite Anti-E-Bike Hysteria

Even the Upper East Side can get behind these modest changes for Central Park's cyclists and pedestrians.

January 10, 2025

City Expands Safe E-Bike Charging Initiative

The DOT will begin allowing landlords and tenants to apply to install e-bike battery charging cabinets on the sidewalk.

January 3, 2025