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Re:First 100 miles on my E-Bike by marcus_holmes on Sunday December 31, 2017 @05:46AM (#16040106)
If you commute less than, say, 10 miles, to work then they are a functional replacement for a car.

You can hire a car, or a van, for other tasks that require those advantages. Or even (shock!) use public transport.

Re:First 100 miles on my E-Bike by bufferoverflow on Sunday December 31, 2017 @07:05AM (#16040280)
Yeah, so if you ignore all the points I've made, it is indeed a replacement. So is riding a unicycle. Or walking.
Re:First 100 miles on my E-Bike by dagurp on Sunday December 31, 2017 @12:25PM (#16041404)
But he/she didn't. In most cities you can rent cars by the hour and that is enough for a lot of people.