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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by Izikiel43 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:58PM (#45676215)
> The energy balance simply does not favor regenerative braking on a bicycle

Here in Seattle with all the hills it might

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by skeeter2020 on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:19AM (#45678132)
it has nothing to do with the hills; it's the mass and the power output of the system. Bicycles are light and humans (even with electric pedal assist) are weak.
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