boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up1975arrow-down113
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minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 years agoMy only problem with ebikes is there’s no chance in hell I’m consistently driving on the road with cars. With how convenient these are, I hope there’s more push to add protected bike lanes in road heavy places to increase adoption.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 years agoGet an electric scooter, Vespa size. It’s super convenient.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoTo clarify - I’m not going on the road in anything but a car Protected lanes or paths only for me on any form of bike/scooter
minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI work remote now, but my last job was only 20mins away, but I pretty much had to use the highway. Other routes just made the trip too long, so I can’t even imagine commuting in a bike to that job.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 years agoChicken :-)
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoLooks like your problem is not with ebikes, but your city’s infrastructure.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years agoIt is, and we have some of the best in the country at that. It’s just takes a long time to make a place meant for cars into meant for bikes We aren’t no Netherlands.
My only problem with ebikes is there’s no chance in hell I’m consistently driving on the road with cars.
With how convenient these are, I hope there’s more push to add protected bike lanes in road heavy places to increase adoption.
Get an electric scooter, Vespa size. It’s super convenient.
To clarify - I’m not going on the road in anything but a car
Protected lanes or paths only for me on any form of bike/scooter
I work remote now, but my last job was only 20mins away, but I pretty much had to use the highway. Other routes just made the trip too long, so I can’t even imagine commuting in a bike to that job.
Chicken :-)
Looks like your problem is not with ebikes, but your city’s infrastructure.
It is, and we have some of the best in the country at that. It’s just takes a long time to make a place meant for cars into meant for bikes
We aren’t no Netherlands.