As Technology Improves, Ohio’s Amish Are Embracing E-Bikes As Their Daily Driver

Members of Holmes County, Ohio’s Old Order Amish see value and practicality in renewable energy sources, including solar power.

File photo showing members of the Amish community in a horse and buggy in Nickel Mines, Penn., on Jan. 30, 2007. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

For the Old Order Amish of Holmes County, Ohio, the change came slowly on two wheels and with a rechargeable battery. 

But in growing numbers, they’re switching from traditional bicycles and push scooters to electric bikes as their daily drivers.