Marxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric cars. E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.external-linkmessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up1100cross-posted to: green@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1100external-link280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric cars. E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.Marxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.ml to Fuck Cars@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: green@lemmy.ml
minus-squareMarxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.mlhexagonhexbear12·edit-21 year agoAlso, unironically, e-bikes are more fun than cars. You feel the acceleration much more on a bike than a car despite moving slower, and the breeze going by you feels pretty nice too. Not to mention a lot less likely to kill someone. linkfedilink
minus-squarePeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.comhexbear5·1 year agoI remember the first time I went about 30 mph on my conventional bike down a hill. I had so much fun, I went up the short hill again! I'm graduating soon and plan to reward myself with something pricey. An e-bike is a strong contender because I hate driving my car as much as I do. linkfedilink
Also, unironically, e-bikes are more fun than cars. You feel the acceleration much more on a bike than a car despite moving slower, and the breeze going by you feels pretty nice too.
Not to mention a lot less likely to kill someone.
I remember the first time I went about 30 mph on my conventional bike down a hill. I had so much fun, I went up the short hill again!
I'm graduating soon and plan to reward myself with something pricey. An e-bike is a strong contender because I hate driving my car as much as I do.