Comments on: New Zero-Emissions Commuter Bike: The A2B

By: Cammie

Cammie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:17:38 +0000

I have exactly what info I want. Check, please. Wait, it\’s free? Aweomse!

By: jimmys

jimmys — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:59:32 +0000

Well do these bicycles also live in a house that has electricity?

By: jimmys

jimmys — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:56:24 +0000

Hey I purchased one its great and we also use wind generator produced power.

By: demigon

demigon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:25:24 +0000

Awesome post. In general I think the term zero emissions should be abandoned along with many other green terms…

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:19:03 +0000

I test-rode one of these A2B bikes, and it was MUCH nicer than any other electric bike I’ve ever ridden or owned. The A2B doesn’t feel “cheap” like most other bikes, and it is really powerful. When riding, you get the sense that if it was not artificially limited to 20mph, it could go much faster. Although I didn’t take it up any hills, my guess was that it could handle all but the steepest hills with no problem whatsoever. This bike is so far ahead of other electric bikes, that it really isn’t even fair or appropriate to compare it to other electric bikes.

But as sweet of a bike as it is, alas, the $2,500 price tag is the deal breaker for me. That is some serious scratch for a bicycle. I suppose if you live in a city, and intended to use this bike for 50%+ of all your transportation needs, it would probably pencil out financially. But for a person like me – who would primarily use it to commute 4 miles (each way) for work each day – it would take years and years for the cost to be justified. Now, if gas went back up to $4+/gallon (which it very well could), the payoff could obviously be much faster.

But until then, for me, this would really be more of an expensive toy than anything else. I also might worry about how long the company will stay in business, allowing the bike to be fully supported. Because at $2,500, I can’t imagine they’re selling many of these in a deep recession. I’ve also noticed that even the best electric bike companies in the past, have only been able to make it a couple years until they had to throw in the towel. I hope Ultra Motors is different! They could certainly help matters by lowering the price. At $2,000, I might at least consider buying. And at $1,500, I would buy one TODAY!

By: Aaron Dalton

Aaron Dalton — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:10:16 +0000

Hey Justin,

Just got a chance to ride and review the A2B in New York City.
Thought your readers might be interested in a hands-on review: http://1greenproduct.com/2009/07/03/a2b-electric-two-wheeler/

- Aaron Dalton, Editor, 1GreenProduct.com

By: yoga DVD dude

yoga DVD dude — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:03:05 +0000

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By: Marcelo Mena

Marcelo Mena — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:17:32 +0000

The electric bike commute is for those who can’t pedal, or if the commute is too long, or if you don’t want to arrive sweaty (late for meeting). The electric bike still is only 1/20th or less energy than a car commute. Considering a typical electric bike less than a kwh per 20 km, while it is important that the source of energy is clean, it is also important to use small quantities… Lightweight electric commuting is the low carbon answer for the mainstream, if there ever will be one. Even a hybrid uses 10 times more energy than an electric bike, at best.

Marcelo Mena, Professor of environmental engineering in Chile.

By: cephoe

cephoe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:48:12 +0000

It’s available here:

http://www.harborcountrybike.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ULTRAA2B&click=2

By: Rob Bookstein

Rob Bookstein — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:53:29 +0000

Perhaps it is moot to jump in on the zero-emissions debate, but the issue for all life activities is not whether CO2 is emitted by the process (it always is by burning or oxidative metabolism), but whether there is net production after subtracting the CO2 taken up by the prior growth of food or wood or whatever. Metabolism of food is a net zero-emissions process. Burning of fossil fuels is not because there is no ongoing compensatory uptake of CO2 by the creation of new oil (or at least not at any significant rate). Burning wood or forests is kind of in between because a large amount of stored CO2 is released suddenly, but it may eventually be balanced out (in theory) by tree / forest regrowth.