The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
theconversation.com
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    This article is vastly understating the potential benefits of e-bikes. Like-for-like replacements for car trips are only the tip of the iceberg; the real benefit of e-bikes is that the more people that use them, the less car parking we need. That means we can put back all those buildings we destroyed when we razed our cities for the car.