The Electric Vehicle market place is an exciting and rapidly changing environment. While electric motors and even cars have been around for some time now there has been a relatively slow uptake globally for electric transport. This is until now. In the super growth cities of China the acceptance, usage and integration of Electric Bikes is phenomenal. In fact this year for domestic market of China alone, will manufacture and sell over 6 million electric bicycles. With populations in the larger cities pushing 15 – 20 million people personal transport is a huge logistic, environmental and economic issue. By far,electric Bicycles are the most efficient personal motorized transport product available. In any city with high population densities the function of a power assisted bicycle makes perfect sense.
The average cost of a car to run back and forth from work to home is over $150 per week. The Electric Bicycle makes commuting in urban areas a breeze. The combination of pedal and power assistance allows commuters to travel distances of up to 50 KM for around 5 – 10 cents per day per charge! Any one who can find a cheaper motorized transport option that makes almost no noise with no pollution are those i would challenge to! Compared with an Electric Bicycle,in Melbourne even catching a tram around $3 each way making it almost 50 times more expensive.
Unbelievably some Australian regulatory authorities have challenged the use of the electric bicycle . In fact in some rural towns in NSW police have banned electric bicycles. While other countries not only have embraced the fabulous benefits of the electric bicycle we continue to drag our feet in integration this wonderfully efficient, non polluting, safe transport alternative. Globally most countries offer incentives to purchase electric vehicles including electric bicycle or folding electric bike to help keep the roads less congested, pollution down and provide an efficient transport option to consumers.
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