Thread by @jbouie

i’m telling you, i got my ebike and it promptly replaced 90 percent of my car trips

https://twitter.com/BrentToderian/status/1394479238250594306

and dealing with wear and tear on a bike is much cheaper than dealing with it on a car

I grocery shop every week for a partner and (now) two kids. They don’t come to the grocery store with me but then I’m not sure why that’s necessary in the first place.

https://twitter.com/singulatarianx/status/1394675959740211204

this is pretty much what it looks like. i have a backpack on too, usually, and there’s also a front rack that can carry odd shaped things like bags of charcoal

i need to shout out @ryanjreilly here. i saw his ebike last year and it totally inspired me to get one.

the unfortunate thing right now is ebikes are expensive and there are no subsidies for them. but i do think that subsidized ebikes could be a game changer, especially when coupled with improved transit options, good bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and greater housing density.

people are still going to own cars but i think we’ll all be better off if we can reduce car dependency wherever possible