Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Just curious, how did you calculate the commuting $ savings for the ebike? What do/did you use for shopping or commuting when not using the ebike?
I found this hard to calculate as I have many options:
1. walk (cost of shoes at 10-14km/day walking)
2. free bus with my staff car ... (zero cost)
3. train for one station each way ... £4/day
4. non-free bus other route and less stops (£4/day)
5. bicycle rental (£0.18/min + 99p unlock)
6. e-scooter rental (£0.18/min + 99p unlock)
7. Uber (£10/day)
8. Drive (not much for fuel but to park legally around £10)
Bicycle seems like the best option with the sunk cost and proximity to home/office.
I did do a test of car ownership over 10 years / 150k miles and came up with this ...
https://www.******.com/r/Volkswagen/...rs_150k_miles/
all in it was
about £0.30/mi or $0.39/mi