Eirik
Ars Technica280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
hex
jojo@arstechnica i own a ebike. they are pretty cool but where i live there is no point in having one because everything is to far away and the only way to get to stuff is by car
Peter@boringaccount @arstechnica Does that mean that if you would not have been able to get a car (or not been able to drive one), you would have lived closer to where you would need to be?
@pbb @arstechnica where i live is a small town where everything is far apart and it's not practical to have an ebike as transportation because everything is far away. if i lived in a city where everything was closer together then i could use my ebike as transportation.
Joe 
@boringaccount @arstechnica , how far is too far?
I'm entertaining the idea atm of visiting my daughter and grandchildren this summer on my ebike (800+km).
Anything you manage to replace that is usually done by car is of benefit.
I'm entertaining the idea atm of visiting my daughter and grandchildren this summer on my ebike (800+km).
Anything you manage to replace that is usually done by car is of benefit.
Pierric@arstechnica meanwhile in Barcelona, Catalonia, electric micromobility is permanently banned from public transportation. 🙄
Frances LarinaC'mon, journalists; bikes ARE vehicles!
@arstechnica Hence the panicked reports on the news about eBike batteries exploding and burning down homes. See also: panicked reports on the news about any and all violence anywhere near a public transit stop, bus, train....
Auntie Mame@arstechnica Love my e-bike! Use it year-round and daily in Chicago. And I charge it with renewable energy. 💯
ospalh@arstechnica
Now i’m confuse. How is an e-bike not a vehicle?
Now i’m confuse. How is an e-bike not a vehicle?
TransitBiker
Sharon Machlis@arstechnica And yet the US government gives tax credits for purchasing electric SUVs but not for e-bikes. ARGH.
Legislation has been proposed for e-bike tax credits but not passed. https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/federal-electric-bike-tax-credit
Some states do have e-bike tax incentives, though. https://www.juicedbikes.com/blogs/news/2023-guide-us-ebike-rebates-and-tax-credits
Mass. may next year.
Legislation has been proposed for e-bike tax credits but not passed. https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/federal-electric-bike-tax-credit
Some states do have e-bike tax incentives, though. https://www.juicedbikes.com/blogs/news/2023-guide-us-ebike-rebates-and-tax-credits
Mass. may next year.
Anthony Baker@smach @arstechnica Oh interesting. I need to see if WA supports them.
Benjamin Ultan Cowley@arstechnica
How about, just regular bikes?
How about, just regular bikes?
Jürgen Hubert@zenben @arstechnica I have no plans for buying an ebike any time soon, but I can see the use for them - for example, if you live in a very hilly area, and using a regular bike for your commute would be too exhausting.
Artemisia Vulgaris@arstechnica isn’t an e-bike an Electric Vehicle?
Shantell Powell@arstechnica I just ride a foot-powered bike.