I would recommend any bike with 8 or 9 speed in your budget that you tried and like to ride. Add the cost of a good U-lock and lights. As it eventually get stolen, save for a next bike.
8/9 speed parts are robust, abundant, and cheap, and maintenance is easy.
Yes political will can fix it. But for that we need people to vote in mass for such politics. Thus every individual will and actions counts because it can show a change is possible, as mentionned in the article people reacts when confronted to new behavior around : oh my neighbour installed EV heater and insulated his roof, maybe it can improve my house too, oh my colleague is biking to work, he is fit and healthy and saves money, maybe if this cunt can do it I can try too it will save me gas money and gym subscription.
And when you begin to pay attention to an "healthy" way of life, you enlarge the spectrum : e.g. I try to save water so I do not want to support big companies that pollute it (oil, intensive farming, chemical, electronics...) and I will try to avoid buying their products (sure I can't cut all but I will try to find alternatives) etc...
they forgot to add deathsand chronic illness from air pollution caused by cars, not only nasty particles from gas combustion but brakes and tires dust, aggravated with weight
Just make it yourself, 1g of salt in 100 mL of lukewarm water
Unfortunately open sourcing is not an option without certification, cause vehucles will not be allowed to go on roads.
At least here in europe
they are very useful outside : pollinate, chasing bugs, cleaning corpses
A company in my city created an EV conversion kit for any cars years ago. As they could not get certification for all models, they made a partnership with the constructor and managed to have certification for only 1 model (Renault Master, a utility truck) and now the company is controlled by Renault (the constructor).
They indeed killed the competition...
Then get a Light Electric Vehicule, you may not go as fast and as far as your car but it might be enough for 90% of daily travels
Please remind people that oil is toxic and giving cancer.
Great that we have build all our way of life on it.
The name of the game is carry-shit olympics.
For me it was a massive pile of plant waste on a small trailer, it has fallen over on the first turn but after that it was good to go.
There are some artists outside : [https://s.rfi.fr/media/display/75ce3c88-1f6e-11ef-9e6e-005056a97e36/w:980/p:16x9/000_34KV6WT-1.jpg](https://s.rfi.fr/media/display/75ce3c88-1f6e-11ef-9e6e-005056a97e36/w:980/p:16x9/000_34KV6WT-1.jpg)
Stop checking the news.
Grab a book before sleeping rather than your phone.