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I'm very pro ebike. But some American classes of ebikes are just electric motorcycles with a set of crank arms for show. Pedelec bikes are ebikes. Everything el
by gonzo41 3y ago
I'm very pro ebike. But some American classes of ebikes are just electric motorcycles with a set of crank arms for show. Pedelec bikes are ebikes. Everything else is with a throttle is a scooter
Cycling has more benefits than replacing cars. It connects us with joyful movement. And the infrastructure is cheaper to build and extend compared to railways.
- aaomidi 3y agoI wish instead of the subsidies we shat out for EVs, we did them for ebikes instead.
- ferongr 3y ago>It connects us with joyful movement This means nothing.
- marssaxman 3y agoIt meant something to me; I could certainly say that I felt connected with joyful movement when I test-rode an ebike last week. My partner and I were all smiles afterward.
- Tanoc 3y agoI'm not against bicycles and electric bikes. I'm against "not" electric motorcycles. If your e-bike goes beyond 20MPH under power and goes beyond twenty miles in range then the primary mode of locomotion isn't supposed to be the pedals. The pedals at that point are a backup, like a reverse moped. Ideally we'd return back to the 1890s-1910s with public transport consisting of fixed line trolleys or light rail covering distances larger than five or six blocks while walking or bicycling covers distances less than that. That's where EV technology would be ideal because you could run a combination of overhead, third rail, and battery power depending on available infrastructure and space, all using the same cars city or town wide.