▲ 231 ▼ EVs are booming but electric bikes are really cutting emissions (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by toaster@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) People keep stealing my bikes and I don't like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I imagine that is super frustrating but remember, if you buy a used bicycle for cheap, someone could steal your bicycle practically every month and it will still be cheaper and less of a headache than owning and using a car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago While that may be true, the original post stated that you could buy a used car for the cost of a new ebike. It didn't mention the additional costs of ownership, hence we can leave them out of the qualifier. It's not unreasonable to say that the purchase of a used car could be similar in price to that of the purchase of a new ebike. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I imagine that is super frustrating but remember, if you buy a used bicycle for cheap, someone could steal your bicycle practically every month and it will still be cheaper and less of a headache than owning and using a car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago While that may be true, the original post stated that you could buy a used car for the cost of a new ebike. It didn't mention the additional costs of ownership, hence we can leave them out of the qualifier. It's not unreasonable to say that the purchase of a used car could be similar in price to that of the purchase of a new ebike. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago While that may be true, the original post stated that you could buy a used car for the cost of a new ebike. It didn't mention the additional costs of ownership, hence we can leave them out of the qualifier. It's not unreasonable to say that the purchase of a used car could be similar in price to that of the purchase of a new ebike. permalink fedilink source parent