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The RadRunner Electric Utility Bike. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, May 3, 2020.

The RadRunner Electric Utility Bike. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, May 3, 2020.

Photographer: Amy Lombard for Bloomberg Green
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Turning Your Car Into an Electric Bike for the Mid-Pandemic Commute

A socially-distant way to get around with groceries or a kid—and without emissions or breaking a sweat.

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Lockdown life is going to stop for us all sooner or later, and I know two things for certain about my return to commuting: I won’t want to set foot on mass transit, and I’m determined never to drive to work. The electric bike was made for this moment. It generates zero emissions going from here to there, often in less time than the comparable car trip and, thanks to a battery-powered, pedal-activated motor, without breaking a sweat.

$1,199, plus added fenders ($99) and passenger seat ($99). Not shown: rear cargo basket ($99)

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