Originally Posted by
50PlusCycling
A motorcycle will last longer, it will take you farther, faster, and more comfortably than an e-bike.
Yes, but most of human population don't need to travel far to sustain their lifestyle.
In the US, everything most people need to sustain their lives are within 30-50 miles of their house.
Originally Posted by
50PlusCycling
A motorcycle is less likely to spontaneously ignite in your garage,
That's mainly because motorcycles (& car) have been around longer that people are educated enough to avoid open flames around gasoline.
Education about battery safety need to be as robust as fire safety, but most people who owns ebikes don't have that knowledge yet.
I'd imagine gasoline fires occurs far more than ebike battery fires.
Originally Posted by
50PlusCycling
it will continue to go 200 or more miles on a tank of gas until the end of its service life, whereas e-bike batteries lose capacity over time.
My own e-bike goes less than half as far as it could when it was new (7 years ago), and while I could replace the battery, the $450 price tag is a little steep. I’d rather spend that money on beer.
Honestly, how often does anyone need to ride a motorcycle for over an hour distance without stop?
or 200 miles (or more) in one sitting?
Replacing the battery as technology becomes more advanced, (with hundred year of advancement as cars),
I'd imagine by then there would be roads that allow you to charge the battery as you ride or drive.
If batteries don't have to deplete as often, battery life would extend. Replacement battery would be needed less often.
Originally Posted by
50PlusCycling
Roads require tax money to keep them maintained, and unlicensed, unregistered, and largely untaxed vehicles aren’t going to provide those funds. There was a video on YouTube attempting to explain that cyclists actually paid more in taxes than car drivers, but after looking at the figures, it appears one of Enron’s former accountants is still out there writing more fiction than Stephen King.
Taxation for roads can be easily replaced by taxing the top 1% of wealthiest in our society,
as it was when interstate highways were built, when taxation of the wealth at more than 40%
without the tax write-offs like private jets, yachts or even race horses.
Don't forget all the off-shore accounts that contribute zero to the taxes collected.
Most of us have to pay 20-30% of our income to taxes, most of top 0.01% are not even paying half that with write-offs.