| Re: About six times as expensive....
"DougC" <dcimper@norcom2000.com> wrote in message
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> Clive George wrote:
>>
>> True in the UK too. Electric bikes are allowed to assist up to 15mph
>> IIRC, and there's probably a power limit too. IC engines are out, and a
>> good thing too IMO.
>
> Why would you think this?
> If IC engines cost less to operate, and (I heavily suspect) generated less
> pollution overall, what objection would any reasonable person have?
That's a very big if. Small IC engines are currently mucky beasts, and the
leglislation reflects that - I'm not talking about future leglislation
covering engines which don't actually exist.
More importantly, pollution is about more than exhaust emissions. Think of
the other significant disadvantage small IC engines have...
clive
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