The bike share system rolled out the new charging docks connected to the grid at 35th Street and 9th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, and at Meserole and Manhattan Avenues in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. All docks at the Greenpoint station can charge e-bikes, while in Hell’s Kitchen, only the three docks on the sidewalk are equipped for now.
Officials with the city’s Department of Transportation and at Lyft, which operates the system, believe the chargers will improve the availability of e-bikes, which were ridden over 100,000 times on May 7. “With only 20% of the charging station network built out, we think we can make it more likely by 25% riders can find an e-bike,” said Caroline Samponaro, vice president of transit, bike, and scooter policy at Lyft. “Earlier this month we delivered 100,000 e-bikes in a single day in the Citi Bike program, which is incredible in and of itself.