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Choosing The Best E-Bike Conversion Kit: A Comprehensive Guide

Choosing The Best E-Bike Conversion Kit: A Comprehensive Guide

Find the best e-bike conversion kit for your needs! Explore CLIP vs other options in this comprehensive guide to transform your bike with ease.

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Abdul Altabchi

Jun 16, 2025

5 mins read

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NYC E-Bike Speed Limit Explained: How the 15 MPH Cap Affects You

NYC E-Bike Speed Limit Explained: How the 15 MPH Cap Affects You

NYC's new e-bike law sets a 15 MPH speed limit in 2025. Learn how this affects riders, what it means for your commute, and how to stay compliant. Read more now!

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Abdul Altabchi

Jun 16, 2025

5 mins read

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E-Bike Conversion Kit or E-Bike? A Complete Guide To Choosing The Right Option.

E-Bike Conversion Kit or E-Bike? A Complete Guide To Choosing The Right Option.

Unsure whether to choose an e-bike or a conversion kit? Discover the pros, cons, and how to pick the right electric ride for your lifestyle and budget.

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Abdul Altabchi

Jun 16, 2025

4 mins read

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👋🏽 Buenos Dias Mexico City!

👋🏽 Buenos Dias Mexico City!

Chosen from 108 applicants from around the world, we were in great company with startups like CityFlag and Urbvan creating networked solutions for a more equitable future of our cities

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Som Ray

Mar 03, 2025

2 mins read

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Why we do what we do!

Why we do what we do!

A couple of months ago, my seven-year-old son was getting ready to go to the UN Climate march -He was working on his protest sign, which featured leaping flames and said, ‘Save our home’. His classmate’s poster said — ‘There is No Planet B’.

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Som Ray

Mar 03, 2025

9 mins read

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How I learned to Stop worrying and Love the Daily Commute

How I learned to Stop worrying and Love the Daily Commute

Given the Modernist underpinnings of my Architectural education and compounded by the fact that I grew up in Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh, I was intellectually drawn to the design of the architectural artifacts and the flows between. Six hours north of Delhi, Chandigarh had been a heroic experiment to signify post-independent modern India. The aftermath of World War II, coupled with Modernist urban ideology, prompted a radical reimagining of the cityscape as elaborate mechanisms,

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Som Ray

Feb 24, 2025

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Visualizing Carbon Emissions

Visualizing Carbon Emissions

This year during Climate Week, CLIP set out to visualize the impact of a single day of all the passenger cars in NYC. This can be communicated as a very large number (~32,328,767 kg of CO2e) or as a 1:415 scale model of the Empire State Building encased in a glass vitrine that appears to fill with a glowing orange smog as a observer moves a slider from 0 to 24 hours.

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David Krawczyk

Feb 24, 2025

2 mins read

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A Gen-Z Perspective : CLIP sparks hope for my future 🌎

A Gen-Z Perspective : CLIP sparks hope for my future 🌎

To prevent irreversible climate catastrophe, scientists and policymakers are urging the U.S. to reduce at least 45% of emissions by 2030. In 2021, the transportation sector was the most responsible (29%) for U.S. anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

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Sorah Park

Feb 24, 2025

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Letting go of cars. You don’t have to stop loving them to stop using them.

Letting go of cars. You don’t have to stop loving them to stop using them.

a young teenager who had just moved to the United States, I was eager to belong, to understand the culture, and to learn its rituals. I was with my back on the driveway and faced looking up under a 1989 Ford Bronco when I realized I was getting initiated into a quintessential American ritual. My girlfriend’s brother then asked me to help him pull out the transmission of his beloved track; the experience was both scary and empowering.

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Manuel Toscano

Feb 24, 2025

5 mins read

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