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The first problem you outline has a very simple solution: insurance. Just like cars. E-bikes can also be leased, to lower the barrier to entry. As an alternati
by blamazon 3y ago
The first problem you outline has a very simple solution: insurance. Just like cars.
E-bikes can also be leased, to lower the barrier to entry. As an alternative to providing costly downtown parking, many employers in USA subsidize month-to-month e-bike leases with a final cost of like 30 bucks a month.
- Filligree 3y agoBicycle theft insurance costs approximately ten percent the cost of the bicycle, per month. Which should tell you how good an idea it is to leave one unattended.
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- woah 3y agoI am insuring a $5000 bicycle against theft in San Francisco, and it costs 0.5% the cost of the bike every month. I have no idea where you are getting these insane numbers from
- manmal 3y agoI can insure my €4k electric cargobike for €7/month. I do have to use a €80 lock, but I‘d do that anyway.
- georgeoliver 3y agoThat rate is quite good. The best I could find with multiple quotes for an 8k USD ebike was 35 USD/month.
- chopsuey5540 3y agoWhere are you getting your numbers from? I got my new e-bike insured for 2 years for 10% of the purchase price
- marklubi 3y agoI just insured my son's new bike ($1500) for only $20/year as a rider on my renter's insurance
- oezi 3y agoLess than 10% per year.
- dermesser 3y agoYes, if your bicycle costs $100. But why insure it then?
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