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Re:Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than inte... by occz on Sunday August 14, 2022 @10:04AM (#32459343)
You're comparing brand new cargo bikes to used cars. The real comparision would be a new cargo bike (2-5k) vs a new car (>40k).

You're making the assumption that the cargo bike seats only one person, when a parent could easily seat two children on a cargo bike.

You're making the assumption that everyone would be using the cargo bike as their primary day-to-day transportation, when the cargo bike is mostly useful for either transporting young children, or when transporting cargo. At other times a more reasonable choice would be to use a regular bicycle.

You're making the assumption that cargo bikes take up as much space as cars which is just downright false.

Re:Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than inte... by LunaSea on Sunday August 14, 2022 @10:31AM (#32459549)
New cars don't cost $40k in the real world.

Also, there is close to no second hand cargo bike volume so it is absolutely a fair comparison.

If I want to buy a vehicle I don't care if second hand cargo bikes are available or not. I know that second hand cars so exist though.

Re:Electric vehicles are way more energy-efficient than inte... by petriw on Sunday August 14, 2022 @01:09PM (#32460926)
It is much better to view cars as a yearly cost, or a per mile cost.

Most people don't pay $40k up front, instead they pay $4k to $10k per year for a new car.