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points by hamdingers 1 day ago | 0 comments

For comparison my cargo ebike, which is not particularly efficient, consumes about 30 Wh/mi (0.03kWh/mi) in medium assist while transporting an adult and two kids.

[–] SequoiaHope 1 day ago

My road bike consumes energy bars! And fruit!

[–] tga_d 1 day ago

Surprisingly enough, this makes acoustic bikes less carbon efficient per unit distance than electric ones, depending on the details of your diet. Of course, once the emissions are that low, this is more a curiosity than actionable insight (beyond the typical "less meat/dairy = lower emissions").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5b8_KBtT8

[–] SequoiaHope 7 hours ago

Yaaa I’m vegan which helps a lot! A solar powered ebike is probably more resource efficient tho.

[–] sportsracersss 1 day ago

"Acoustic" bike? What is this madness?

I thought you were autocorrected badly but I guess this is a term people use?

[–] eclarkso 1 day ago

It's a joke referencing electric vs. acoustic guitars.

[–] s-zeng 1 day ago

What a coincidence, my cargo bike that regularly takes 50kg of cargo runs on the same stuff !

[–] DonHopkins 1 day ago

So you ride around town in a PacMan? Aren't ghosts a problem?

[–] RankingMember 1 day ago

Just gotta always have a Power Pellet in range

[–] RankingMember 1 day ago

I get 30 miles per sandwich! Beat that EV owners! :P

[–] solyin 1 day ago

What's in that sandwich though? The Cybertruck using California non-renewable energy creates 162g of CO2 per mile. A sandwich full of lamb generates 666g. A sandwich of lentils does 40g.