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Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 61 points 2 years ago (11 children)

That's fine for people who live in cities (which I acknowledge is a lot of people), but for people who live in smaller more remote and more rural places, it will never be possible to fullly be free of personal vehicles.

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  • [+] -18 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Electric bike solves a lot of those issues, but you are correct.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I want to ride a bike really bad, but cars have killed more cyclists in my city year over year my entire life.

    It's just simply terrifying out there when a douche in an Escalade is in a hurry.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You could just get a small EV like a Citroën Ami but having more than two wheels on a vehicle does make you an eco-terrorist according to Lemmy.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    If electric bikes were the only thing allowed on back roads, it would work great.

    Edit: yeah, it would involve extreme changes to bike design so that they could carry more things, and there is always a need for a tractor, a semi hauling things, and moving vans.

    I suppose for rural cycling to work safely, it would need a network of separate paths, plus some bike lanes attached to the roads in strategic places.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    I don't think you understand what rural means. There were people who had to travel 1 hr+ by car to get to the local grocery store where I came from. An ebike isn't appropriate for places where you may need to travel 60+ miles, and/or in snow or bad conditions that might persist for weeks, and/or in ungodly hot / humid conditions that also persist for weeks. All three of those are true for decent swaths of the year in my area.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure why you're being downvoted. Electric bikes are a great solution for those that don't need to haul much or go far. Weather permitting of course. I sold my ICE sedan about a year ago and don't miss it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Personally I have the grace of Jar Jar Binks. My last few forays on a bike, when I was younger and less frail, were disastrous. Proponents of E-bikes must be very young and fit, I guess? Because all of us older, disabled, or just plain clutzy people need four wheels and walls of metal between us and the world.

    Having said that, I wouldn't mind having a glorified golf cart to run around town. Seal me in from the weather and give me AC and Bluetooth, that's all I ask.

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