Citi Bike’s ebike rides in 2020 reach 1 million

October 16, 2020 Editorial Staff

Electric Citi Bikes are seen coated in snow in Prospect Park in March 2019. Citi Bike just hit a major milestone — its riders have now taken more than 1 million rides on ebikes in 2020. Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP

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Citi Bike recently hit a major milestone for its electric bikes, or ebikes. On Sept. 28, the company posted online that its riders collectively have taken 1 million rides on ebikes so far in 2020.

Citi Bike is continuing its efforts to add additional ebikes to stations all around New York City. From the beginning of August to the end of September, the city’s ebike fleet tripled in size, and now one in five Citi Bike rides are taking place on ebikes, according to the company.

Citi Bike says it will continue to add hundreds of bikes a week throughout the end of October, dramatically increasing the fleet size and the community’s access to this growing mode of transportation.

Access to bikes has remained a priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as more New Yorkers look to biking as a safer mode of transportation. Ebikes provide speed and pedal power, helping riders travel faster and longer at ease. With ebikes, what was once too long of a ride for some is now more doable, encouraging more riders to commute on two wheels, according to Citi Bike.

Further, the share of women among Citi Bike active annual members reached a new record high of more than 38 percent as of the start of September.

The trend started around June when Citi Bike launched its Critical Worker program – more than 68 percent of the new critical worker members were women, as opposed to the typical 34 percent in new member sign-ups in total.