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Electric bicycle sales soar world-wide

Posted on August 17, 2008

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two WheelsWe like the idea of electric bicycles and, apparently, the world does too. We've known that electric bicycles have become extremely popular in China but new numbers reveal they're really starting to catch on in Western countries too. In America, for example, where we have rising fuel costs and an aging population, sales almost doubled to reach 10,000 in 2007. Though they say it's partly because of an increased line-up, Amazon.com is reporting a whopping 6,000 percent increase this summer from a year ago.In Europe, where bicycle culture has traditionally be...

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