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A third of Americans don't drive. So why is our transportation so car-centric? (yaleclimateconnections.org)

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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her 2024 book “When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency,” disability advocate Anna Zivarts argues that not only is America’s car-centric infrastructure harmful to the climate, it also fails to meet the everyday needs of many Americans.

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

OMG I'm such an idiot. I thought e-bike was like an e-scooter. Thank you so much for clearing that up!

[–] Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nah, like for an e-motorbike there's like 5 KW needed as battery and it lasts like 60 km. (The vehicle weighs like 120 kg) and goes usually like 75 km/h.

While my e-bike only has a 0,75 KW battery and lasts 90-100 km.

The pedalling lowers the amount of energy needed by quite a bit.

[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That and speed. Higher speed - higher energy usage. Not only does e-bikes go 25km/h (compared to ev motorbikes 75km/h), but also, like you mentioned, part of that is supplied from your muscles.

All in all, ev motorbikes are just glorified scooter as of now.

[–] Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah they need some improvements, but they are far less subsidised so it makes sense in my area at least.