UBC study finds rebate program significantly reduced car travel and carbon emissions
Cool!
Now what about all the apartments that ban them due to lithium battery fire risk?
do they ban laptops too?
No LOL! Thankfully they’re not that crazy!
Don’t move there or use an unpowered bike if you can’t get them to reconsider.
Oh, I’ve got a single speed 1981 Supergoose, totally mechanical. But what if I wanted to upgrade? I shouldn’t be restricted on where I live as to what I ride…
No, you shouldn’t but it is what it is at least for now. Maybe one day we’ll see some legislation that helps stop landlords from arbitrarily banning stuff like that.
Unfortunately that wouldn’t be likely, considering there is history of fires with improperly designed/tested devices even from “respectable” brands (see note7). With e-bikes, the same issue would apply and with the battery being much larger and charging much faster; generating more heat and creating a larger potential for a runaway reaction.
We’ll see, I think the industry will eventually get to the point where batteries just don’t catch on fire anymore because they switch to a more stable medium and improve on design flaws, reliability, and overall durability. It will take time and there will likely be hold-overs but we’ll get there one day (and in the meantime, even regular bicycles are still pretty fucking awesome).
