I would like to share with you something interesting I read about light, eco friendly "Electric bikes" which is a very new trend.

What's got two wheels, pedals and a motor and can travel the same distance as an electric car? An e-bike, that's what. And a trio of Emirati friends, who design, make and sell electronic bikes in the UAE, believe their motorised bicycles are the next big thing and could help people get across the city using a very eco-friendly and light bike.

The group started their business 12 months ago after spotting what they thought was a gap in the market. Fast forward 12 months and the founders of Ebikes UAE say they have sold 80 bikes, and the trend is on the rise.

At first they bought their own bikes, but one of the other founders, who's an engineer, bought a regular bike and made it electric. He added a motor to it and improved the speed.After that, they knew that it was the start of a business. They started assembling their own bikes, adding motors to them and customising them. So far, they have sold 80 and they are getting much more demand.

The price of the bikes, which come in five models, start from Dhs700 (USD 190 . They can travel the same distance – 80km – as a two-seater Renault Twizy electric car, on a single charge. And, unlike an electric car, all is not lost if you run out of power.

However, as they are classified as bicycles, there is no need for a licence. People can use the bikes to travel around neighbourhoods, parks and bicycle tracks.

They're 100 per cent electric. They can go up to 80km with one charge.

However, unlike other electronics fads, such as motorised scooter boards, there is a health benefit to the bikes.

There are different models. Some of them, you can chose if you want to pedal, but considering people's health,  so, in one of the models you have to pedal to boost the motor. They're very different to the scooter boards, as the battery life can last longer and it travels faster.

I find it really cool because:

1.    It is very eco-friendly

2.    Light

3.    Needs no license

4.    Offers health benefits

5.    Very modern

Sources : "7 days" newspaper  and  ebikesUAE.com