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280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] franklin@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Have other people had good experiences using these in Canada?

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

They’re everywhere in Vancouver. It’s probably better biking weather now than it is most of the summer.

But biking in the snow should not actually be a problem in Canada. It apparently used to be very common. See this video: Not Just Bikes - Why Canadians Can’t bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would imagine that’s highly dependent upon where in Canada you are.

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I'm in NL which is not super bike friendly. Essentially if you want to use these you have to ride on the same road as motorists which they don't take kindly to. Still thinking about it though

[–] CanadaPlus 2 points 11 months ago

I've seen them around, even in the middle of Prairie nowhere. Not in the winter much though. I haven't gotten the chance to try myself.