Electric Bicycles - Eco Transportation
I wanted people to know that I am on a mission to boycott driving my nice Honda Civc Hybrid. Even though I am driving a hybrid, the price of oil on the market and the rising cost of gasoline has forced me to boycott the oil companies. I have been experimenting the best way to get to my work in an eco friendly way, which is 7 miles away. It is not that far, so I tried an old electric scooter I had which only got me about half way to work. I had to call my co-worker to come pick me up. Then I thought about riding my bike, but I need to buy a city cruiser bike because my mountain bike which is not suitable for city bicycling.
But a recent eco-tip from Scooters N' Bikes had opened my eyes to an electric bicycle. I guess in the back of my head I always knew they existed, but I have never really seen anyone or heard about anyone ever using one. So, I challenge all my readers to think long and hard about how close you live to work, and the viability of using one of these electric bicycles instead of driving. These are the stats for this innovative mode of transportation:
Obviously you would have to compare the prices of your own local energy provider to find out how much money you would actually be saving. But no matter how much your energy costs are, this mode of eco transportation would be cheaper than driving a car for sure.
I am placing my order after the completion of this blog. I seriously don't understand why more people aren't using this as a primary mode of transportation, especially if you live in a downtown area like I do.
Thoughts, Comments, Questions...
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Awesome! These things are the future of getting around.
Can't wait to get mine in the mail, and I'm so thankful for the free shipping offer.
you're boycotting the car you probably just (within a couple years) bought? this is arrogant san francisco worthy bullshit environmentalism. i bike to work every day to afford tuition i don't know i'll be able to pay and you make yourself feel all responsible by letting resources sit in your driveway for a cause you think you're helping. fuck off.
Whoa, whoa there...I bought the car because I needed it for work. Even though I am currently boycotting gasoline, does not mean I will never drive my car again. It is not a waste. Calm down there buddy, don't get jealous just cause you can't afford it =)
Haha. For real. You will always probably need a car but for going to and from a place that is a short enough distance something like an electric bike is the best option. You're not going to make a 200mile road trip with one which is where a car comes in. Wow.
Ya, let's blame the oil companies, whose average profit is barely 18% (what a grocery store can expect to profit). Nevermind it's all the GOVERNMENT'S fault. Great idea, pal.
Well we certainly aren't in control of the price of fuel. If it keeps going up, people's livelihood will crumble.
Big Oil has posted record profits, we can either start using less to save ourselves money or we can just keep giving more money to companies like BP, Chevron, and Shell.
Hmmm...not such a hard decision for most. I'm just saying.
We need better systems that integrate bicycles as a part of our inner city transportation solutions.
This is a great way we can transition into sustainability with style.
Great post, hope to get one these suckers one day, once I save enough money =)
I converted my (unused) mountain bike to an electric bike using a Bionx PL350 Kit. My commute is 20 miles one way, and I ride my electric bike to work every day.
Takes about an hour, and I burn 900 calories each way! Two hours a day may sound like a long commute, but when I did the math (60 minutes commute time, 60 minutes workout time) it was a wash.
I needed to exercise for health reasons (super-high cholesterol and Diabetes) and this has worked out extremely well for me. I've even been able to go down on the dosage on insulin I take.
Some people at work laughed at first, but I've been shedding the pounds and now people are starting to seek me out about my bike. Just my $.02 worth...
Cheers,
Mark in St. Louis
I have an electric scooter. Not the stand-up ones, a proper moped. They're great. Much more fun than sitting in congested traffic.
Gas prices at this time in Lexington, KY are around $2.00 a gal. However, the oil companies hook us and then have us pay more for gas inn cycles. I don't trust them and I will continue to ride my electric bike as much as possible.
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