Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Look in your rearview mirror these days on suburban roads. You may ...

It doesn’t take long to hear the hum in downtown Walnut Creek: the gentle purr of an electric bike. In the 90 degree June heat, riders zip past diners on Locust Street, dart across crosswalks two-to-a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William covers motorbikes, E-bikes, cars, trucks and mobility tech. With the flood of e-bikes now on the market, it’s unusual to ...

California is moving to cut off the last easy path for turning an electric bicycle into a de facto motorcycle, tightening rules on power, speed and batteries just as e-bike use explodes on city ...

An e-bike is a bicycle with a motor that assists the rider to move faster while pedaling, and depending on which class of bike, with a throttle. E-bikes traveling up to 20 mph have no age limits, but ...

The new rules prohibit children under 11 from operating e-bikes and require all riders to carry a government-issued photo ID. Operating an e-bike with a motor exceeding 750 watts or one modified for ...