Atlanta police add 15 e-bikes to Beltline fleet – FOX 5 Atlanta

Atlanta police add 15 e-bikes to Beltline fleet  FOX 5 Atlanta

Atlanta Police are rolling out a fleet of 15 new e-bikes along the Beltline this weekend to help decrease emergency response times and make long patrol shifts easier on officers. Atlanta Police Department officers added 15 new e-bikes to patrol the Atlanta Beltline and cut response times. ATLANTA – Atlanta Police are rolling out a fleet of 15 new e-bikes along the Beltline this weekend to help decrease emergency response times and make long patrol shifts easier on officers. The department purchased 15 new Aventon e-bikes using its standard budget, with each bicycle costing just under $2,000. Officers said the e-bikes can travel up to 28 mph and cover 80 miles on a single battery charge.

The e-bikes were assembled locally in Atlanta's West End by young adults in the Career Accelerator Program at Bearings Bike Works. Mechanics supervised the assembly process for the new fleet. The electric boost allows officers to cover far more distance along the trail without exhausting themselves during their shifts, which can last 12 hours. Officials said the faster speeds will help officers respond quicker to calls for help along the busy trail network. "These bikes will greatly assist our officers in their response time to the calls, as well as being able to operate on the bicycles for their 10-and-12-hour shifts, which is very