Two Wheels, Zero Gas, Room for the Groceries. Cargo E-Bikes Are Having a Moment.

The Verge's transportation editor Andrew Hawkins tests three electric cargo bikes, rides through Brooklyn with Propel Bikes owner Cat Strain, and checks in on the bike bus movement his own town in Montclair, New Jersey helped pioneer. 234 US cities now score above the bikeability tipping point, up from just 33 in 2019. Cargo e-bikes are outselling traditional bikes. They cost a fraction of a car. But tariffs, slashed bike lane funding, and safety concerns on shared roads are real obstacles. The question is whether the momentum survives the politics. Hawkins makes a strong case that it should.