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Why do you or why don't you use an ebike for your commute? (self.ebikes)
submitted 1 year ago by nucleative to c/ebikes
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I live in a city where public transportation is overcrowded, there's constant vehicle traffic, and you can't depend on any commute time for a given day or hour. The average temperature is very high, so walking is a sweaty affair.

The only way I've found to make this city more usable is with an ebike and scooter. It's like the perfect vehicle for these conditions.

However, many people reject the technology and either choose their car or other forms of getting around.

Is it because it's not well understood, or seems too expensive?

I'm curious what sold you on the technology or what is the reason you're not making the leap.

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[–] Lemisset 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think it would be safe to take an ebike down the stairs from my bedroom to my home office.

[–] nucleative 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha, fair enough. Do you go to the grocery store or out to restaurants? What do you use to get to those types of places?

[–] Lemisset 1 points 1 year ago

I have a family of 4 and tend to only eat out rarely and most often as a group. We drive a car there. For groceries we tend to take our van since we go every other week and it's hard to fit all the groceries in the car's trunk. The store is only 4 miles away, so in theory you could make several trips with a bike, but it's not very practical.

Sadly, public transportation is non existent in my area, and we get snow and ice in the winter. I'm excited for a future where electric vans become affordable so we can ditch our ICE vehicles.