There's an affordable EV out there displacing twice as much oil as electric cars
electrek.co
When it comes to replacing oil usage in transportation, electric cars aren't the only answer. In fact, e-bikes provide a much bigger impact.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/3070651

“Electric bikes are more than 10x more efficient than electric passenger cars, meaning the same amount of battery needed for a 20-mile commute in an electric car could power an e-bike for over 200 miles”

  • bouh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    2 年前

    Bikes are cool and all until it rains or it’s crazy cold or crazy hot outside. I’d rather have public transport than bikes everywhere.

    • C_Spinoff@kbin.social
      171·
      2 年前

      One of the better features of e bikes is that you won’t get into sweating or exhaustion as easy as with a regular bike. This means you can just cover yourself in some plastic poncho to stay dry while riding without getting damp inside from sweating.

      • 20hzservers@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 年前

        To add to this you won’t sweat as much in heat either because you can wear breathable clothing and the wind from your movement really cools you off substantially on a bike even without pedal assist so with it I’d imagine you’d barely break a sweat barring high humidity.