[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fjNDIoeyNHlUKRWWXBPwe87YKqi9vr3Cx34zmmbBEY9Q":3},{"success":4,"post":5,"related":26},true,{"id":6,"slug":7,"title":8,"excerpt":9,"content":10,"category":11,"author":12,"authorRole":13,"image":14,"tags":15,"sourceUrl":18,"sourceTitle":19,"readTime":20,"views":21,"published":4,"featured":22,"metaDescription":9,"metaKeywords":23,"createdAt":24,"updatedAt":24,"publishedAt":25},"llv883m5r7ybnxpvb11xl4f0","e-mr37s7hq","E","Spend enough time reading the news and you’d be forgiven for thinking e-bikes are society’s newest menace. Every week seems to bring another headline...","\n    \u003Cp>Spend enough time reading the news and you’d be forgiven for thinking e-bikes are society’s newest menace\u003C/p>\n\n    \u003Ch2>What's Happening\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cp>Every week seems to bring another headline about reckless teenagers weaving through traffic, riders flying down sidewalks, battery fires, or politicians introducing bills to crack down on electric bicycles.  Those stories are real, and coming up on two decades of covering the e-bike industry, I’ve written about many of those issues.  But with that experience, including riding hundreds of e-bike models and countless thousands upon thousands of miles on electric bikes around the world, I can’t help but feel that we’ve lost sight of the bigger picture.\u003C/p>\n\n    \u003Ch2>Why This Matters for EV Owners\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cul>\n      \n    \u003C/ul>\n\n    \u003Ch2>The Bigger Picture\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cp>This development reflects broader shifts in the European EV market as charging infrastructure expands and new models enter the market..\u003C/p>\n\n    \n      \u003Ch2>Real-World Range Considerations\u003C/h2>\n      \u003Cp>EVRoutes' route calculations account for real-world conditions. In winter, expect \u003Cstrong>15-30% range reduction\u003C/strong> due to battery chemistry and cabin heating. \u003Cstrong>Pro tip:\u003C/strong> Pre-conditioning the battery before DC fast charging can improve charging speeds by up to 30% in cold weather.\u003C/p>\n    \n\n    \u003Ch2>What to Watch Next\u003C/h2>\n    \u003Cp>As the EV landscape continues to evolve, developments like this shape the transition to electric mobility across Europe..\u003C/p>\n  ","Analysis","EVRoutes Team","EV Industry Analyst","",[16,17],"Battery Technology","Electric Vehicles","https://electrek.co/2026/07/01/e-bikes-bring-both-bad-and-good-but-one-greatly-outweighs-the-other/","Electrek",4,1,false,"Battery Technology, Electric Vehicles","2026-07-02T08:00:05.000Z","2026-07-02T06:23:18.000Z",[27,32,37],{"slug":28,"title":29,"excerpt":30,"image":14,"category":11,"readTime":20,"publishedAt":31},"sony-and-honda-s-afeela-evs-are-dead-mn6pr1wu","Sony And Honda's Afeela EVs Are Dead","Home News Sony And Honda's Afeela EVs Are Dead The Afeela 1 electric sedan was almost ready for production, and an Afeela SUV was in the works. Photo...","2026-03-26T00:07:33.000Z",{"slug":33,"title":34,"excerpt":35,"image":14,"category":11,"readTime":20,"publishedAt":36},"a-little-mn7fnb5x","A little","Verne, the robotaxi company launched under Rimac Group, is starting with a service in Zagreb, Croatia....","2026-03-26T08:15:00.000Z",{"slug":38,"title":39,"excerpt":40,"image":14,"category":11,"readTime":20,"publishedAt":41},"new-ev-sales-dropped-28-but-used-evs-are-booming-mn854ddd","New EV Sales Dropped 28%. But Used EVs Are Booming.","Home News Sales New EV Sales Dropped 28%. But Used EVs Are Booming. The new EV market is struggling after the end of the tax credit in September. But...","2026-03-27T00:05:35.000Z"]