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I totally agree and an electric bike (even a small motorbike) is a great choice for daily commutes. I really hope that car ownership will decline once we'll ha

• pif 7y ago
  > an electric bike (even a small motorbike) is a great choice for daily commutes. As soon as a motorbike will be invented that can run on snowy roads, I'll agree with you.
  • vvillena 7y ago
    The article talks about trying to fulfill all requisites for all the vehicle buyers. A bike indeed a fast, safe commute vehicle in many cases. On snow conditions, a lightweight vehicle with winter tires will be better than anything else. In that case, forget the bike!
    • pif 7y ago
      > In that case, forget the bike! That's exactly my point. I thought several times to switch to a motorbike in order to avoid the hassle of traffic, but in the end I decided to stick to car: in normal days, traffic is allievated enough by all the other lovely guys who decide to ride their (motor)bikes; on the worst days (snow), I'd be in a car anyway. I see no point in buying a motorbike just to avoid traffic if it gets useless exactly when I'd need it most!
      • bambax 7y ago
        A motorbike is expensive; an electric bike, depending on how you acquire it, isn't, and therefore you can have one in addition to a car. I built mine from a regular bike and a Chinese Bafang motor, and the cost was around €800 (excluding the bike -- an additional €350 if you need to buy one new).
  • Damogran6 7y ago
    Idon't have a horse in this fight, but that's a logical fallacy. For the times the roads are snowy -find-another-method-.