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Lyft introducing hundreds of new electric bicycles for NYC Citi Bike members
By: nypost | April 29, 2022

• Citi Bike’s electric-powered bicycle fleet is getting a boost of 1,500 “sleek” new e-bikes with fancy LED screens and double the battery capacity.

The new bikes will speed up faster than the existing 5,000-bike e-bike fleet run by Lyft, a company spokesman said, and travel 55 to 60 miles before losing battery. The existing fleet’s batteries average 25 miles before gassing out, the spokesman said.

The bikes will initially only roll out starting May 5 for Citi Bike members, the company said. Non-members will be able to enroll in a free 15-day trial using their phones at bike-share stations.

Citi Bike hopes to lure new riders with the bikes, which compared to the existing e-bikes also have more height-adaptable seats and “retro-flective” white paint that glows from headlights.

Lyft believes the LED screen will assist riders in locking and unlocking their bikes, and may someday provide navigation as well.

Unlike the existing bikes, the new model’s battery will be located within the bike...

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