Ryan SingelMar 19, 2024

I still think the most under-reported, most holy shit tech story of the last 5+ years is how good e-bikes have gotten and how much more affordable a decent e-bike has become.

E-cars and trucks are a nice change but mostly meh. E-bikes, tho? They are magic.

They deserve subsidies and way more press attention.

Show threadRyan SingelMar 19, 2024

E-bikes outsell electric cars and trucks, and are the best-selling Electric Vehicles.

Meanwhile most journalists focus on the traditional automotive market and use the term EV to refer only to e-cars/trucks.

Show threadJarjantifaMar 19, 2024
@ryansingel
I worry a bit though. If those Ebikes mainly replace regular bicycles, then they're still only adding to the overall energy consumption...
This is really only good news if the Ebikes replace cars or small motorcycles/mopeds...
Show threadBen Zanin
@jarjan @ryansingel fortunately that's exactly what ebikes are doing. c.f. the Bloomberg info cited by https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/280-million-e-bikes-are-slashing-oil-demand-far-more-than-electric-vehicles/
280 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.

Ars Technica
Mar 20, 2024 at 12:21amTusky