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I'm about to move to a bikable area and I am planning to do an ebike conversion. I am suuuper excited to finally have an electric vehicle, and the actual energy

I'm about to move to a bikable area and I am planning to do an ebike conversion. I am suuuper excited to finally have an electric vehicle, and the actual energy usage is super low! A 0.9 kWh pack will take you 60 miles and costs ten cents to fill up. People talk about electric cars versus trains but subsidized ebikes are something we can do now and would make a huge difference! Just the idea that I can ebike to the BART station, hop on the train and end up all over the bay, ebike where I need to go and get back all for a few dollars is exciting.

supertrope 4y ago
E-Bikes still depend on municipal bike infrastructure which cannot be individually purchased. Re-allocation of on-street parking to protected bike lanes, traffic calming, legalization of denser housing has to happen at the public policy level.
- TaylorAlexander 4y ago
  Yes absolutely! I am really pleased to find that the Bay Area governments have done a lot of work there, and I found that they have active plans to continue this build out. But I guess what I am saying is they are much more energy efficient than electric cars, and the infrastructure requirements are way simpler than trains. By the way I just found the mode on Google Maps that highlights bike friendly roads and it is cool to explore. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8149208,-122.2338056,13.13z/data=!5m2!1e4!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8149208,-122.2338056,13.13z/... You can read more about the long term plans to better support bike paths in the Bay Area on the Plan Bay Area 2050. https://www.planbayarea.org/ https://www.planbayarea.org/ For example they are going to expand the bike path on the Bay Bridge that currently goes from Oakland to Treasure Island so that it connects all the way to San Francisco: https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/transportation/bicycle-pedestrian-micromobility/bay-skyway https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/transportation/bicycle-pedestria... I just thought all that was neat. Anyway you are totally right. I just think this stuff is simpler than trains to implement so it is important to consider, though I fully support trains too! A good plan should include both. Also I am not saying we should leave this up to individuals. But for example we have seen huge subsidies for electric cars while subsidies for ebikes have been lacking, with some movement finally towards that direction. I'm in favor of government plans that emphasize the green value of ebikes in addition to trains and electric cars.

supertrope 4y ago

E-Bikes still depend on municipal bike infrastructure which cannot be individually purchased. Re-allocation of on-street parking to protected bike lanes, traffic calming, legalization of denser housing has to happen at the public policy level.

TaylorAlexander 4y ago
Yes absolutely! I am really pleased to find that the Bay Area governments have done a lot of work there, and I found that they have active plans to continue this build out. But I guess what I am saying is they are much more energy efficient than electric cars, and the infrastructure requirements are way simpler than trains. By the way I just found the mode on Google Maps that highlights bike friendly roads and it is cool to explore. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8149208,-122.2338056,13.13z/data=!5m2!1e4!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8149208,-122.2338056,13.13z/... You can read more about the long term plans to better support bike paths in the Bay Area on the Plan Bay Area 2050. https://www.planbayarea.org/ https://www.planbayarea.org/ For example they are going to expand the bike path on the Bay Bridge that currently goes from Oakland to Treasure Island so that it connects all the way to San Francisco: https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/transportation/bicycle-pedestrian-micromobility/bay-skyway https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/transportation/bicycle-pedestria... I just thought all that was neat. Anyway you are totally right. I just think this stuff is simpler than trains to implement so it is important to consider, though I fully support trains too! A good plan should include both. Also I am not saying we should leave this up to individuals. But for example we have seen huge subsidies for electric cars while subsidies for ebikes have been lacking, with some movement finally towards that direction. I'm in favor of government plans that emphasize the green value of ebikes in addition to trains and electric cars.