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The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

E-bikes are kind of a red herring here anyway; there’s little practical use-case for them that isn’t already covered by unpowered bicycles unless you live somewhere very hilly. (Even in moderately hilly places you get used to hills quite quickly).

I got a cargo e-bike specifically because I got tired of hauling two kids up hills in a trailer pulled by my regular bike.