Santa Monica Electric Vehicles

03/21/2023

Back at the Taipei Bike Show for the first time in 4 years. If you're attending, stop by booth F4 M1020 Nangang Exhibition Hall and say hello.

03/05/2023

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric told BRAIN the agency doesn’t recognize the industry’s three e-bike classes but instead treats the regulation of e-bikes on a case-by-case basis.

03/05/2023

March 1, 2023 -- As the first entirely driverless car in LA County prepares to hit Santa Monica streets this month, the City's top transit official released a report on the local status of autonomous vehicles (AVs).

01/25/2023

Installing protected routes tends to boost local shops. But many store owners remain attached to their street parking—and fight to protect it.

09/22/2021

If you are at the Micromobility Show in Richmond tomorrow, come by Booth 126 and visit us.

09/06/2021

If you're at the IAA show in Munich, visit the eFlow booth in Hall B5

03/10/2021

Choose the right kind for your needs, do a test ride and consider where you’ll keep it.

03/03/2021

Social-distancing, sustainability and accessibility helped accelerate e-biking during the pandemic, and the trend is showing up in urban bike-sharing programs.

03/02/2021

March 1, 2021 -- Santa Monica will become the first city in the nation to test a system that replaces large fume-spewing delivery trucks with non-polluting vehicles in the city's most congested area.

02/10/2021

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — A bill introduced Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives would give a refundable tax credit of up to $1,500 on the purchase of a new e-bike.Authored by Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Env...

06/04/2020

The benefits of owning a battery-powered two-wheeler far outweigh the downsides, especially in a pandemic.

05/18/2020

A rise in electric-bikes would extend the range of cyclists using them to commute, a study finds.

05/17/2020

Cities are counting on the services to fill gaps left by transit's slow ramp up.

02/08/2020

As national and state parks change e-bike rules, an e-biker needs to ask a lot of questions and ride with care.

01/30/2020

January 29, 2020 -- Santa Monica will reduce the number of operators but maintain the maximum number of shared e-scooters and e-bikes under a second pilot program approved by the City Council Tuesday.

01/04/2020

If you're interested in micromobility solutions, come and see us at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas next week. We're in booth 320 in the Smart Cities section of the Westgate Hall which is right across the street from the North Hall.

12/04/2019

Come visit us at CES. We will be in booth 320 of the Smart Cities Section in Westgate Hall.

If you need a code for ticket reservations, contact us at [email protected] for more information.

11/15/2019

Santa Monica Banks on Future of Micro Mobility

Santa Monica Banks on Future of Micro Mobility

November 13, 2019 -- The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to continue, and "sharpen," a pilot program for e-scooters and e-bikes credited with replacing 1.3 million car trips over the past year.

11/12/2019

Continental Pulls Out of E-Bike Market

Continental Pulls Out of E-Bike Market

Today, Continental Bicycle Systems GmbH & Co KG is informing its customers that it is pulling out of the e-bike market. Yesterday, the company announced this decision to its staff of about 100 employees. While for the time being final engineering work on the company’s new 48V

11/07/2019

E-Scooters Get Mixed Results During City's 16-Month Pilot Program

E-Scooters Get Mixed Results During City's 16-Month Pilot Program

November 5, 2019 -- E-scooters have had mixed results in Santa Monica, the beach city that helped kick off a craze that has forced local governments around the world to find ways to curb their use.

10/15/2019

Come up to Splendor Suite 1702 if you want to learn more about our proprietary mid-motor and multi-motor drive systems.

10/13/2019

If you are interested in bike and scooter sharing, or just want to see what kind of proprietary drives we can offer you, come by Splendor Suite 1702 during Taichung Bike Week next week.

09/04/2019

At Eurobike? Come by and talk with us at eFlow booth A1-606 for all things Micromobility. We have proprietary bike and scooter share options including our own mid-drive and dual-drive options or we can work with you to help manufacture your design.

09/02/2019

At Eurobike? Come by eFlow booth A1-606 for the first public viewing of the new scooter featuring Santa Monica EV's dual motor AutoTurbo drive. It will be available for consumers and sharing.

09/01/2019

‘Scooternado’: Companies Scramble to Remove Scooters From Florida Streets Before Hurricane Dorian Hits

‘Scooternado’: Companies Scramble to Remove Scooters From Florida Streets Before Hurricane Dorian Hits

Electric scooter companies, new to Miami, are imagining a new worst case scenario as the storm nears.

08/31/2019

Policy change paving the way for e-bikes in national parks

Policy change paving the way for e-bikes in national parks

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. Department of Interior on Friday said all classes of e-bikes will be regulated as traditional bicycles on non-motorized federal lands. The change will take place within 30 days and primarily affects the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management.E-mountain bi...

08/29/2019

If you are looking for Micromobility solutions for bike and scooter sharing come see us at the Fairly booth at Eurobike A1-606. We have a range of offerings or we can work with you to develop and manufacture your own, unique vehicle.

08/25/2019

A little e-bike cheating makes Oregon Cascades bike tour a gem of a cycling trip

A little e-bike cheating makes Oregon Cascades bike tour a gem of a cycling trip

An electric-assist bike makes a 33-mile spin around Crater Lake and through the Oregon Cascades a pleasant experience rather than a sweaty grind.

08/22/2019

Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

A million electric rickshaws sprang up out of nowhere and are now being used by 60 million people a day. The government and vehicle makers are struggling to catch up.

08/22/2019

Trump thinks tariffs will add U.S. manufacturing jobs. Economic reality says they won’t.

“There is a clear sign that in the trade war between the U.S. and China, the winner is not going to be the U.S. and it’s not going to be China,” he said. The winners are “going to be Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and very likely Mexico and Bangladesh.”

Even companies interested in bringing jobs to the U.S. say duties on imported parts are hurting those efforts.