Cool, now do the same chart but instead of energy use time.
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2024
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The solution has always been better cities and better mass transit. EVs are a distraction.
Keep in mind that although an electric bike might use more energy input than a regular road bike, it uses a much cleaner type of fuel. Even the most dirty coal power plant in the world has a significantly lower CO2 output per watt hour than the food you are eating to power a bicycle. Even if you are vegan
Wrong.
Coal power has a CO2 intensity of ~1 g / Wh (source: IEA)
A plant based diet has a CO2 intensity of ~1 g / Wh (source: ourworldindata)
Production CO2 intensity of a bicycle is also lower than an e-bike.
Pedaling under your own power also has health benefits, which the e-bike rider would need to do additional exercise to achieve, thus increasing their total CO2 intensity further.
In short, sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up about shit you clearly don't understand.
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