An analysis from Upway found that an e-bike is 68 times cheaper than driving a car.

  • lgsp@feddit.it@feddit.it
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    4 days ago

    If you can use an ebike, you can use a bike.

    No, I dont think so. Examples:

    • hilly environment
    • more than 10 km commute
    • hauling children/heavy stuff

    In those cases an while can make things so much easier that you decide not to use the car.

    If you have a 5 km commute without hills, then I agree that an evoke doesn’t make any difference (excluding the cost!)

    An electric motorcycle needs insurance (in Europe at least), yearly tax, it’s heavier and usually has no cargo space, can’t use bike lanes, heavy helmet is mandatory

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      3 days ago

      Yup. Showing up sweaty on an 85 degree humid morning is not an option.

      Then again, my battery crapped out halfway up a hill on my way in a month ago. A 60 lb emtb is much much sweatier to pedal.