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 Long time friend of TorontotheBetter and former colleague at the Community Bicycle Network, John Hanje, now working at Amego, a Toronto e-bike pioneer, had an important story to tell us about the evolution of non fossil-fuel transportation when we recently spoke to him.Though, to purists, the battery-powered e-bike, increasingly visible in  large cities around the world, may be a compromise, all revolutions proceed in steps and compromises before they universalize new norms. The E-bike provides options for GTA commuters, the elderly or the disabled that the traditional bike does not. As long time promoters of bicycle transportation as a plus for all in Toronto by virtue of its gentleness on the air we all breathe TorontotheBetter welcomes e-bikes as another step towards the sustainability of our urban commons. With major companies in China, North America  and Europe now hustling ebikes, as well as gas-guzzling cars we will focus our attention on the social and economic context in which, and by whom, e-bikes are  produced. Check this space for more on the e-transportation economy in Toronto and around the world. For more information send email to postmaster@TorontotheBetter with E-bikes in the subject line.