By Catherine Powell
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E-bikes are all the rage. You see them whizzing down the street or past you on the sidewalk nearly every day. For some, the allure of electric 2-wheel locomotion is a more environmentally friendly way to commute than a gas guzzling car. For others, it's an entree to a side gig as a courier or delivery driver. Any way you look at it, the cost of owning and operating an e-bike is far less than any conveyance that relies on an internal combustion engine. As an added incentive, e-bike owners don't have to register or insure their rides, as do motorcycle or gas-powered scooter owners. Well, all that is fixing to change in the Garden State if New Jersey legislators have their way. A new bill, if enacted, will require all owners of e-bikes to both register and insure these vehicles with the state. While proposed as a safety measure, this legislation has some e-bike owners up in arms, particularly those whose incomes are based on e-bikes or others who simply can't afford to own and operate a gas-powered motor vehicle.
