Meet the newest member of the team…
March 3rd, 2009Our latest team member here at Top Gear is neither man nor bike! It’s our lean mean Top Gear Electric Bikes Van. Look out for it on your travels. Find out more about Top Gear here.
Speedy E-biking
February 28th, 2009Take a look at this great YouTube video, showing the speeds at which these bikes can achieve off road! You see more of our favourite E Bike videos by clicking here
Clean and Green?
February 28th, 2009Electric bikes obviously consume energy, where a conventional bike does not However the amount of energy used is very small compared to a moped, motorcycle or car. Besides fuel, the only consumables are the batteries, and these can normally be recycled when life-expired. 
As for the energy use, electric bikes typically consume fuel at an average rate of 100 to 150 watts of electrical energy, against 15,000 or so for a car .
In terms of fuel consumption, an electric bike achieves about 800-2,000 mpg. No other commercially available vehicle can match figures of this kind.
If it’s hard to place these numbers in your own lifestyle, think of a 100 watt electric light bulb burning for an evening - that’s enough energy to propel an electrically assisted bike for 20 to 40 miles….
Read more about the Green Side of Electric Biking by clicking here
Hello to the Electric biking World!
February 28th, 2009Welcome to the Top Gear Electric Bike blog. Here you should find all the latest E-Bikes news, views and stories. Hope you enjoy and feel free to contribute.