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Energy efficiency of active travel (walking, cycling, ebike) compared to an electric car (slrpnk.net)
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[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago (16 children)

Yeah, micro mobility is great on paper when you’re young and live in an accessible city with flat topography. Years ago I became (and still am) a bicycle commuter and I am ENTIRELY SICK OF IT. I want a fucking car. I am tired of biking in the rain and the snow and the cold. It fucking sucks.

Also If I didnt have the ability to purchase an e-bike recently I’d be fucked with the terrain of the place I am currently stuck living (and even that doesn’t quite cover the situation).

Also I am tired of minor injuries compounding year over year due to the simple fact that I am using my body as both the engine and support structure to move myself, vehicle and cargo around just to live.

It was fun 10 years ago but now I’m just like give me a fucking cargo van.

[–] abuttandahalf@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Urban planning issue

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

No amount of urban planning can solve a 300 year old city built in a 10,000 year old hilly mess of a glacial valley.

[–] silence7 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

ebikes with regenerative braking could do very well in that environment. Try taking a look at what's within 15 minutes by bike

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I know what’s 15 minutes away by bike because I bike everywhere I go. Doesn’t change the fact that I am sick of it.

[–] silence7 -2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Walk a bit. Take a bus. Buy an electric scooter. Move. All decent options

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Busses barely provide any service where I live. Walking is useless because nothing is close enough for that to be a viable option. I have an electric scooter, it is useless because of the local terrain (and is just as shitty as biking as a means of transport anyway). And sure, yeah, just “move” because that is so simple to do.

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