Wireless electric bike stations installed in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — New universal wireless charging stations for electric bikes have been installed in Amsterdam at Mohawk Valley Gateway Park by re:Charge and the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA). They are a part of CDTA’s CDPHP Cycle! bikeshare program. The program is the first in the country to use wireless power transfer charge shared electric micro-mobility bikes with a charging station and four charging docks.

Five CDPHP electric bikes from CDPHP Cycle! were equipped with a new front basket to incorporate a wireless power receiver. Users of the CDPHP Cycle! in Amsterdam can return one of the bikes to the charging stations and charging will begin automatically.

The pilot project is expected to last 16 weeks.

“At re:Charge, we believe that electric bikes, scooters, and other types of shared micro-mobility will play a larger role in transportation, sustainability, and equity worldwide,” said Jeff Olson, re:Charge co-founder. “The electric micromobility charging stations that we are launching will help make it possible for more people to ride more bikes more often.”

“The re:Charge stations will help us provide a high-quality, electric bike-share service to our customers while reducing the system’s operating costs and increasing efficiencies,” said CDTA CEO Carm Basile. “We want to thank our incredible partners at CDPHP for their support of our bike share program over the last 8 years. With more than 400 electric bikes in our fleet, we look forward to working with re:Charge to expand the charging network throughout our regional service area.”

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