Preppers Seeing The Value Of E-Bikes - CleanTechnica (cleantechnica.com)

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[-] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

The article answered this question.

He gets back into the lack of need for fuel. Even if gas isn’t available and the grid is down, being able to get around anyway makes it a great backup to regular vehicles. It can be charged on solar, giving independence from anything. He even mentions that he uses about 200 watts of solar to charge his bikes up off-grid.

this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2023

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