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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    https://kbindependent.org/2024/02/16/key-biscayne-bans-e-bikes-and-scooters/
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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    Tax the poor that have to rely on ebikes to make a living.
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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    Watch out: New Jersey bill to require all e-bike riders to register, get insurance https://electrek.co/2024/02/15/watch-out-new-jersey-bill-to-require-all-e-bike-riders-to-register-get-insurance/
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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    You're free to start your own thread, don't need to post in this one.
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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    According to google: How many car fire deaths per year? In 2021, there were 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States which caused 650 civilian deaths. This was an increase from the previous year, when 580 civilians died from highway vehicle fires. As of July 3, 2023, there...
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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    From article: The importance of the issue has arisen partly due to an actual increase in e-bike fires, but also largely due to a media frenzy that has blown the issue out of proportion. While e-bike fires do occur in the US, they represent one of the lowest risks of all forms of...
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    Growing pain with ebikes.

    Congress finally agrees on electric bike bill – but not the one everyone wanted https://electrek.co/2024/01/30/congress-finally-agrees-on-electric-bike-bill-but-not-the-one-everyone-wanted/
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    ‘A Dangerous Combination’: Teenagers’ Accidents Expose E-Bike Risks' A New York Times Article

    As if you or @calab have ridden more ebikes than the author? Can you offer more insights to ebike experience than the author of the article? Whether you feel like reading the article or website, doesn't mean there isn't merit to the article that reflect to majority of ebike riding community.
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    ‘A Dangerous Combination’: Teenagers’ Accidents Expose E-Bike Risks' A New York Times Article

    The two biggest problems with electric bikes aren’t even about e-bikes https://electrek.co/2023/11/21/the-two-biggest-problems-with-electric-bikes-arent-even-about-e-bikes/ Notice there is no mention of battery fires being a problem for ebikes.
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    E-bikes are arguably worse than electric cars

    I take my bike indoor, my folding bike & ebike are easy to carry with me.
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    E-bikes are arguably worse than electric cars

    I've been commuting on my bikes & motorcycle in NYC metro since 2013, 10-12 mi. one way; takes me about 45-50 min on acoustic bike; 25-30 min on motorcycle/scooter, 35-40 min. on my ebike 50-60 min. in my car, 45-50 min on the subway. In addition to bike lanes, ebikes and acoustic bike...
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    Electrifying a cargo bike - Mid drive or Hub?

    I've owned mid-drive cargo ebike like Tern GSD, also Chinese cargo ebike purchased from Alibaba. Both served me well, but one cost thousands more. For the cost of a Tern, performance isn't worth the thousands of dollar more for carrying heavy load on an ebike. Top speed & cruising speed on hills...
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    E-bikes are arguably worse than electric cars

    https://electrek.co/2023/10/13/its-official-e-bikes-are-actually-bikes-not-motor-vehicles-according-to-new-eu-rules/
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    E-bikes are arguably worse than electric cars

    Why these electric cargo bikes are 10x faster than delivery vans in a city Why these electric cargo bikes are 10x faster than delivery vans in a city
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    Electrifying a cargo bike - Mid drive or Hub?

    Since the rear wheel is 20" size, it would be ideal for hub motor, since smaller diameter wheel would allow higher torque (to climb hills), far less complicated (& cost) conversion than mid-drive conversion.
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