The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgmod to Environment@beehaw.org – 24 points –
The world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
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Simple physics demands that this use less energy.

E = mv^2/2.

Say cars are 10x the weight and drive 2x the speed of an electric bike. That's 40x energy.

Additionally, bikes are more likely to have less erratic go/stop behavior, so even more efficient. For example, I'm much more careful to coast on a bike than a car because it's my energy.