China's New Craze: E-bikes

lawrencekhoo writes "I was in Shanghai recently, and found to my surprise that bicycle crazy China is now electric bicycle crazy. Electric bikes were everywhere, and outnumbered normal bikes on the road. You could even buy them in the department stores. Basic models sell for about 1200 Yuan (about US$150), and more elaborate scooter-like models for up to 5000 Yuan. Apparently, this craze has been building up for a few years. Something like it is even happening in parts of the US. According to one user, electric bikes are popular because they're cheap, and can take you all around town on one charge. Who would have guessed that China would lead the way in green transportation?"

Comments

Re:BSD's new hot chick!

[KnacTheMife]

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Re:Green Transportation?

[dasmegabyte]

My brother-in-law is red-green colourblind. He can't tell the difference.

Re:Electric bikes != green transportation

[ncc74656]

I don't think Arizona or Nevada will be likely to use hydro as their main source of power in the near future.

Not the main source, but perhaps you heard of a little thing called Hoover Dam

FWIW, most of the power generated by Hoover Dam goes to California, just as the lion's share of the Colorado River water goes to California. (The agreements WRT distribution of river resources haven't been revised in decades and were drawn up when Arizona and Nevada (especially Phoenix and Las Vegas) weren't nearly as populated as they are now.)