Pedego
Co-owner of Pedego Electric BikesPROFILE
Don DiCostanzo
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FROM Don DiCostanzo
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Are eBikes the Future of Two-Wheeled Transit? eBikes were invented more than a hundred years ago – but now some Southland companies are reinventing them. One of them Pedego in Irvine. Pedego, which means Ped for pedal, e for electric and go for, Go, was founded by lifelong buddies Don DiCostanzo and Terry Sherry. Last week we visited the company and started out by trying one.
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