| Re: new electric assist cycling technology
DougC <dcimper@norcom2000.com> writes:
> G.fried wrote:
> > Hello,
> > we are investigating a new type of electric assist bicycle
> > technology and are currently collecting the requirements. ....
> >
>
> I got into bicycle motors a bit recently.
>
> At one point I ran some figures comparing gasoline and electric
> setups; of the two (popular products) I compared, the electric cost
> over twice as much and had a cost-per-mile that was five to ten times
> as high as the gasoline engine setup. This was using U.S. fuel prices,
> Europe is 2-3X as high but still you can see the problem.
>
> Advocates of electrics play yup the low-pollution aspects but that is
> very debatable over the long term, considering the battery production
> and disposal requirements.
For longer trips around here, you can carry an electric bicycle on a
train but not a gasoline-powered one. It is primarily a safety issue:
you don't want passengers in a compartment with highly flamable
materials such as gasoline in case of a train accident.
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