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The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
(theconversation.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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Seriously, and cycling isn't really even that strenuous. Like the fact that people actually believe this makes it all the more clear why obesity rates are sky high. Like do really people not understand how bodies work?
It doesn’t look like you do if you’re so oblivious that people with disabilities would benefit with something like this.
That's where other means of public transport such as transit, trains, and buses fill in--- all things that help reduce carbon emissions as well. Larger sidewalks too. What we need are options.