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The fact that electric bikes might be more energy efficient than regular bikes is wild, but makes sense. And I've been able to replace probably 60% of my car tr
by socialismisok 4y ago
The fact that electric bikes might be more energy efficient than regular bikes is wild, but makes sense. And I've been able to replace probably 60% of my car trips with bike trips so far, and I'm still a fairly novice biker.
It's amazing how much even a small cargo bike can haul.
- anonporridge 4y agoWhat's even more wild is that even regular cycling is double the energy efficient as walking. And ebikes are 5x more energy efficient than walking.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoDepends what you mean by ebike Something the same weight as a regular bike with a 250W motor doing the same speed is vastly more efficient. A LEV with accessory pedals doing double the speed with 2kWh of battery is at best a wash and likely requires 1000s of trips to break even on the embodied energy.