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AlphaTangoFoxtrt t1_ivfg5ct wrote

Reply to comment by sanjsrik in Honda Electric Moped Coming - Step-through electric likely to be announced this year. by speckz

Mostly they've been gas powered. There's not really been a push to go electric with them because they tend to get 100 mpg or more (tiny engine, light weight).

When you're that fuel efficient there's just not a demand for electric.

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FuckFashMods t1_ivfkqfa wrote

Also there's no real reason when you can get an electric bike that does the same performance but has no license requirements and can go places motor vehicles can't go

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PleasantAdvertising t1_ivfw549 wrote

E Bikes are extremely expensive for what they are.

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FuckFashMods t1_ivfwcek wrote

Are they?

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PleasantAdvertising t1_ivfzeks wrote

Twice as expensive as my 2010 car yes absolutely. Nothing in the design nor R&D justifies that much money. Not even close.

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FuckFashMods t1_ivg00ih wrote

I mean you can get decent e-bikes for $1000 and really good ones for $2000 and a decent regular bike is like at least 400- 500$.

If you have like a $2000 2010 car, I think you're very soon going to figure out why you were able to buy it for $2000

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tossme68 t1_ivgubgg wrote

>a decent regular bike is like at least 400- 500$

maybe if you are buying a huffy or some other punch out bike at Wal-mart but any name brand bike is much closer to $1000 than $500.

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PleasantAdvertising t1_ivh8m29 wrote

It's worth 4k now. Bought it for 2500. been driving it 5 times a week to work. Apart from replacing the battery it's just going.

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FuckFashMods t1_ivh9rom wrote

>Twice as expensive as my 2010 car

Very few ebikes are going to be $5k-8k

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