Getting Up to Cruising Speed

摘要

What was shaping up to be the year of the electric car has turned into the year of the electric bike. The pandemic has created a global quandary about how to travel quickly and safely-and has increased demand for the e-bikes made by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., in Morgan Hill, Calif. Founded in 1974, the company developed its first commercial e-bike seven years ago: the Turbo S, a high-speed commuter model that was a departure from its bread-and-butter road bikes. Specialized won't release figures but says e-bike sales have more than doubled in the past three years.