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280M e-bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
submitted 11 months ago by kalkulat to c/evs
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"There were over 280 million electric mopeds, scooters, motorcycles and three-wheelers on the road last year. Their sheer popularity is already cutting demand for oil by a million barrels of oil a day"

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[–] JJROKCZ 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’d love an electric motorcycle to take to work instead of my hybrid suv, the manufacturers don’t seem interested in or capable of making a 150 mile range unit for less than 20k though

[–] kalkulat 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

yah ... noticed earlier today that several mopeds (15-50km range) now cost hundreds (except in the US of course), E- bikes cost thousands. I've only ever seen ONE E-cycle near where I live (actually I heard it-making NO sound- before I looked at it).

Some of the US state laws around this stuff are none-sensical. Either they're stupid or discouraging. Or both.

But E-bikes that weren't toys were -rare- a few years back, and now some 750w bikes can be had around $1K. So...hang in there! (Batteries are getting better, lighter, cheaper...)

[–] Dazza 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Love me e-bike. Don’t know what I do with out it. I’ve got the swytch kit which turns any bike into an e bike. It’s max speed is 25kph.

Does anyone know of a similar brand that can go faster?

[–] kalkulat 1 points 11 months ago

swytch kit THANKS for the tip on that. Been thinkin a long time about adding a 750w hub motor and throttle to my old Specialized. (New e-bike prices are NUTS)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I'm one of those guys. Own an E-Bike that can only drive 25km/h, but it completely replaced my car for inner-city travel. I bought a bike trailer for grocery shopping and trips to the hardware store, for 500€, which is a blessing. For rainy days I've got a nice pair of rain legs. With my car I did 2-4 trips with it daily, now I've sat in a car only 10 times in the last 4 months and apart from some comfort benefits on stormy days it doesn't really have any negative side for me to not own a car anymore