34
The Real Reason You Should Get an E-bike
(www.theatlantic.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
34 points (82.7% liked)
micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
2975 readers
21 users here now
Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
Feel free to also check out
It's a little sad that we need to actually say this, but:
Don't be an asshole or you will be permanently banned.
Respectful debate is totally OK, criticizing a product is fine, but being verbally abusive will not be tolerated.
Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
How long do you need to use an electronic bike before you compensate the materials used for the battery - and the whole new bike, nowadays?
There's a lot more to the equation that just the battery. In term of over all pollution they're far better than a gas car. (220g CO2e/km vs 21-25g CO2e/km)
Okay. So...After 100 kilometers? 1 000? 10 000?
Also makes me wonder the equivalent information about a basic bike (non-electronic) ๐ค
Even if you just paid cash for a car and thus that is sunk pollution we are not counting, not more than 3 years to make up the fuel. If you count the car you already did
I don't worry about the car in my point of view because I don't even own a driving license ๐
But to other's knowledge - good!
Do you know about the electric bike?
If you're worried about the pollution or carbon footprint of an ebike, you're wasting your time. Or a sea lion.
Everything pollutes. We are inside a mix of more or less polluting options and choices of life that lead to more or less waste.
Sometimes we get a little extra information of choices before executing them. And sometimes not.
My interest was to compare information ๐
Just buy a new battery.
Also, use a conversion kit on your existing bike.
Either way, less harmful than a car.
This didn't answer my questions ๐ Also, less harmful is very vague.
You could like, do some reading and find out I guess?
That is also true.
One thing I like about Reddit/Fediverse and friends is that when someone discoveries or has the answer, they can throw information in these parts for others to find out!
In the best-case scenario - a system like this can feel almost like a tight encyclopedia!