top | item 6595965 Consider the e-bike: Can 200 million Chinese be wrong? 8 points| jjxavier | 12 years ago |qz.com | reply 2 comments order hn newest [+] [-] collyw|12 years ago|reply "Strangely, most US politicians are doing little to encourage their use, and some are actively discouraging it."Because they are friends with people in the oil industry? [+] [-] galuggus|12 years ago|reply E-bikes are great.One of the reasons they have taken off is the low price and cheap running cost.This article says they can be bought for $1000. The price in China is more like $300-$400.Most apartment building will charge 1 yuan a day to park/charge your bike. No tax/license/Insurance
[+] [-] collyw|12 years ago|reply "Strangely, most US politicians are doing little to encourage their use, and some are actively discouraging it."Because they are friends with people in the oil industry?
[+] [-] galuggus|12 years ago|reply E-bikes are great.One of the reasons they have taken off is the low price and cheap running cost.This article says they can be bought for $1000. The price in China is more like $300-$400.Most apartment building will charge 1 yuan a day to park/charge your bike. No tax/license/Insurance
[+] [-] collyw|12 years ago|reply
Because they are friends with people in the oil industry?
[+] [-] galuggus|12 years ago|reply
One of the reasons they have taken off is the low price and cheap running cost.
This article says they can be bought for $1000. The price in China is more like $300-$400.
Most apartment building will charge 1 yuan a day to park/charge your bike. No tax/license/Insurance