boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down115cross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mlclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1external-linkThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square189fedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mlclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·10 months 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-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agoLooks like your problem is not with ebikes, but your city’s infrastructure.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 months 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.
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.