Today’s topic strays from my usual focus on electric cargo bikes, but it relates to my broader interest in finding transportation options that are practical for my family and sustainable for the planet. With these criteria in mind, where does the all-electric Nissan Leaf fit in? To answer that, we recently traded our Toyota Prius [...]
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About five months ago, I wrote an article called Dawn of the (U.S.) cargo bike revolution. At the time, the title seemed like a pretty big leap. I was extrapolating a new market and mode of transportation based on two barely-available cargo bikes with electric motor options. If I was worried I was out on a [...] Today I was sitting in my mini-van, waiting in a pretty long line of cars for a left-turn signal to change. As I waited, I was excited to see an electric bicycle pass me. It wasn’t a cargo bike, but sightings of electric bikes are still rare enough to catch my eye. I watched as [...] My family and I have been back in the U.S. for a little over a year now, after living in Copenhagen for a year. As I’ve mentioned previously, we didn’t have a car in Copenhagen – all our travel was accomplished by bike or occasionally, by bus or subway. When I saw this nicely-produced video [...] Occasionally I spend some time online looking at what others are doing with cargo bikes. The spike in American interest that accompanied the gasoline price shocks of 2008 seems to have subsided somewhat. The forecast is for moderate gas prices through the summer, so I’m not expecting any huge change in cargo bike usage in [...] Tim from El Paso, Texas asks: One thing that is becoming more apparent to me, is that I need to do more to prepare for peak oil and big bucks for gasoline. To be honest, though, I’m a little intimidated when you say you’ve spent almost $5K on your bike. I wonder if you’ve done a spreadsheet [...] |
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