What they call e-bikes, we'd call electric mopeds. These are not bicycles
I agree, although i still welcome the growth of mopeds over cars.
Oh yes, totally agree. A society built around moping would be vastly more walkable and less dependent on fossil fuels
I am curious what countries call them electric mopeds. In my country and the countries around me they are called e-bikes.
Which is misleading, and there actually is a distinction.
Ebike are getting a bad rap because of electric mopeds and motos. Which is also affecting cycling IMO. Most people against cycling are always pointing at ebikes, but they generally mean electric motos or mopeds or scooter (not to mistake with the standing scooter).
But electric motors or mopeds don't get clicks on the news.
China was using tons of e bikes well before fuel prices were an issue. I was in Beijing back in 2012 and they already had tons of e-bikes everywhere.
I really hope this brings down e-bike prices in the USA
Cheap enough so that we can buy them as quickly as cops can confiscate them.
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