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It's happening right now, they simply make too much sense. Some places are even providing low interest loans to foster their adoption to reduce car traffic (Eg:
by switchbak 6y ago
It's happening right now, they simply make too much sense. Some places are even providing low interest loans to foster their adoption to reduce car traffic (Eg: Nelson, BC).
For places with good weather a decent part of the year, and safe-enough bike lanes (that's the main issue) this seems near-inevitable.
- el_dev_hell 6y agoAustralian here: ebikes are crazy popular in both Sydney and Melbourne. I'm a regular cyclist and I get overtaken about 10 times per trip by ebikes. If I didn't have such as short commute, I would jump on it! We have above-average bike lanes (in some suburbs, anyway), so that's not a major issue. A major concern seems to be security. My neighbor had a battery stolen from his ebike while he was getting beer.