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1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles (cleantechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

$7k for an ebike? There are tons of good options for <$2000. Hell, you can get budget models on Amazon for around $300.

And most cities have bike lanes on city streets for a reason. However, if you need to commute to work that requires you traversing a highway, then yeah, ebikes are definitely not the solution for you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

When I lived in Eastern Europe, I bought a foldable E-bike for the equivalent of 500 USD from Decathlon.

My commute was 10km one-way. It was better than the bus. The thing still runs after 2 years of intense use and 2 years of complete neglect.