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Re: "Electric Bikes Are Taking Off" (International Herald Tribune 3/14/2007)
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Cycle Santa Monica
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Apr 04, 2007 12:49 PDT
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Re: "And regarding the comment about charging batteries. Electricity to
charge batteries can come from many natural sources that go unused around
us, such as Solar, photovoltaic, and solar thermal energy, wind energy, and
geo thermal, and hydroelectric to name a few."
Jym Dwyer wrote: "Gosh, that sounds so squeaky peachy clean and fine. We'll
just let every other electricity need be fueled by dirty sources so that the
renewable sources can be dedicated to making people feel delusionally good."
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Jym, thank you for you comments.
Jym wrote:
"Your factoid falls flat unless you address the question of scale: how much
renewable energy is available, how many people can avail themselves of it,
etc."
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Again, thank you for your comment. And I am am hopeful that more city,
county, state governments, transit agencies and air/water, and other
environmental boards, commissions, and regulatory agencies join with Santa
Cruz and Pasadena, which I optimistic they will, there will be more people
who want to avail themselves of a folding bicycle and/or other fully
functional bicycles that have an electric assist hub motor. And everyone
else may continue to ride and enjoy their bicycles together.
BTW, I came across the most interesting story about a bicycle escalator to
help people get up steep hills. It's Wild!
See video of it in action at:
http://cyclesantamonica.blogspot.com/2007/02/bicycle-lift.html
Something like this could be a boom for people living or commuting in an
area with one or more very steep hills.
Thanks for reading my posts and valuing them by commenting on them. (smile)
Thanks,
Michael
Cycle Santa Monica!
Empowering Cyclists, Skates, and Pedestrians
In Santa Monica and the Westside
Using Environmentally Friendly Vehicles
Using Earth Friendly Renewable Fuels
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cyclesantamonica
http://cyclesantamonica.blogspot.com
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