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World's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars, researchers say (techxplore.com)

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World's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars, researchers say::We hop in the car to get groceries or drop kids at school. But while the car is convenient, these short trips add up in terms of emissions, pollution and petrol cost.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I actually went the other way and ended where you are now. Had an electric car and ended up letting it go when I actually did the math one $/trip. Between the payment, power and insurance, I was at looking at something like $50/trip.