Why burn fossil fuels to ride and electric bike?
Back to top of FAQ The goal of the electric bikes is to motivate a person to ride more often. If you’re already biking every day without electric assist, then maybe electric isn’t the right answer for you. But for people who may not otherwise be motivated to ride everyday, the electric assist can add motivation to get on the bike. This has two great benefits: exercise, and greatly increased energy efficiency (did you see the FAQ entry about how many miles per gallon the electric bike gets? Over 2,000 MPG). No matter how good or bad I feel, I can hop on that electric bike to commute to work, and know that I can get as much or as little exercise as I want. Some days I want a lot, and some days I just want to cruise and take it easy. As to energy efficiency: energy is not free, whether it comes from the food that powers you, or the electricity that powers the bike. For example, this site calculates the MPG for riding your bike with no electric, and the best is 200MPG (for a vegetarian). C
