We All Need to Support E-Bikes Instead of Complaining About Them. Here's Why.

22 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from Bicycling

"The California Bicycle Coalition (Calbike) recently compiled a list of reasons why we should all support e-bikes. They cited studies that have shown that more bikes of all kinds on streets leads to safer biking...E-bikes enable all kinds of people to get on bikes.

" A recent study assessed the economics of e-bike purchase incentives, and found that e-bikes are the best investment for the climate."

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