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>Cars are faster, can ... >For the three months of the year when it snows >replacing a car with an e-bike would require a lot of sacrifices I never got that
by hinata08 4y ago
>Cars are faster, can ...
>For the three months of the year when it snows
>replacing a car with an e-bike would require a lot of sacrifices
I never got that argument. And some drivers are really passionate about what their cars can do that bikes can't.
It's not about replacing cars, but just about having an additional vehicle that you can choose in the morning.
Boeing's most popular plane was the 737, a lightweight and operationally convenient plane.
But airlines were never told to replace their 747s or 777s with 737s ! And they never replaced 737s with the 787 because the Dreamliner can do more !
You can own an ebike to go to work or to the bakery, and still have a car to go across the state, to go shopping, or to drive when you don't want to ride your bike.
It still saves money, fuel, and the environment, in the end.
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- rootusrootus 4y agoA 737 is to a 747 as a Honda Civic is to a full size SUV. If you want the aviation comparison to work, the e-bike would be an ultralight.
- outworlder 4y agoThe e-bike would be a four seater Cessna. A normal bike would be the ultralight :)
- rootusrootus 4y agoI considered that, but decided the regular bike would be an unpowered glider and therefore the e-bike should at least be an ultralight. ;-)
- freetime2 4y ago> It's not about replacing cars I agree, but was responding to a quote from the article saying that e-cargo bikes are “car replacers”. > It still saves money, fuel, and the environment, in the end. Only if you actually use it, though. Sadly I see a lot of people buy bikes with aspirations to ride them every day, but they end up not being used.