Posted on 05/19/2022 1:35:38 PM PDT by aimhigh
he Eugene Water and Electric Board celebrated Earth Day April 22 with a plan to give people green to buy an e-bike: a $300 e-bike rebate program.
The rebate can be used by EWEB customers for any e-bike purchase. The city of Eugene and a local community development financial institution are working together with EWEB to get residents on e-bikes through informational events, such as the city’s May 20 e-bike expo, and low interest rate loans.
Pedal-operated bicycles are great for trips shorter than three miles, says Cas Casados, a senior transportation options coordinator at the city of Eugene. E-bikes with an electric motor are best for trips that require luggage — like a grocery store trip — or those that are longer distances. “We need to do more of our trips using sustainable modes of transportation,” Casados says.
EWEB’s $300 rebate is through a grant from the Oregon Clean Fuels Program administered by the state’s Department of Environmental Quality. Juan Serpa Muñoz, a business line manager at EWEB, helped develop the agency’s Green Options, which funds green technology projects for customers. He says money from the Oregon Clean Fuels Program is generated from the state based on the number of electric vehicles in the agency’s region. The more electric vehicles, the more credits the agency earns, which can then be used to fund green programs, such as the e-bike rebate.
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Do the electric bikes come with DSSDs? Digital Sidewalk Sh*t Detectors?
Great idea if you like riding up hills in the pouring rain.
You will be plugged into The Matrix and you will like it.
Mr. MERCAT has one. He loves it. I bought one too but kept falling off so I returned it.
Betcha society’s medical costs covering ebike accidents will far exceed whatever the e-clowns think they’re saving everyone.
In Seattle and other cities with ebike programs (Lime and others), a thriving business has sprung up stripping them down for parts.
Plus, it was common to see them littered all over the city - when the time rented ran out, people would just drop them wherever they were. The company had to pay for people pick them up and return them.
Betcha society’s medical costs covering ebike accidents will far exceed whatever the e-clowns think they’re saving everyone.
This was back when some poor guy surfing by himself in California was corralled by life guards, sheriff deputies, and a boat to be led off of the empty beach.
Expensive batteries will be stolen left and right.
Can I get a rebate?
Homo city.
Electric bikes with rainbow spokes, butterfly handlebars, and banana seats
I’m sure they will get lots of use in winter when it rains just about every day.
Well, Eugene is 3/4 flat, so residents mostly ride on level ground in the pouring rain.
Eugene can be a dreary, wet little city, sometimes for weeks or months. I’ll pass on the bike and continue to drive my all-wheel-drive SUV to the store. But if the little people want to ride a bike, I have no problem with that.
I kind of want one, they are kind of cool, peddle when you want to, use the battery when you don’t. And they are quiet.The better ones appear to be kind of pricey, though.
As with most tech, you get what you pay for. E-bikes come in several types - fully powered without pedaling, or powered only when pedaling, or a mix of button-powered and pedaling when desired. Here in California, the powered only when pedaling are allowed a higher mph ability, while the button-powered bicycles are limited to a lesser mph.
Cheaper bikes have limited power and batteries, as well as heavy frames and lack of features. More expensive ebikes are lighter, have better disc brakes and computers, and are well-engineered. Expect to pay $3000 for a good one. Better ebikes will give you a 100 mile range or better on the battery life. I would not pay less than $1500 for an ebike.
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