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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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[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have both am ev and an ebike, and a 7 mile commute.

Driving takes between 20 minutes and an hour and a half. Biking takes 45 minutes no matter what.

Car uses about 25x more energy though and parking is around $20/day.

I should add my son much prefers the bike.