If lots were stuffed with EVs to buy at MSRP or below, things would be different.You know what you can get TODAY, though? An e-bike.
In Part 1, I discussed why “Drill, baby, drill!” isn’t the answer to energy insecurity, especially for high prices. The time it takes to increase production and fears of future profitability will keep that from happening in this case. Oil companies aren’t conservative activists; they’re businesses. So, they will only contribute to a problem if they can make money doing it.
Don’t get me wrong, many people will make the switch regardless because they’re getting wise to the fact that electricity prices aren’t volatile like gasoline prices, and never have been. But, this gasoline price spike couldn’t have come at a worse time for EV adoption. If lots were stuffed with EVs to buy at MSRP or below, things would be different.
But hey, an electric bike can be expensive, especially if you don’t want to buy something junky or underpowered. This is where the idea of e-bike rebates, tax credits, and such comes in. By lowering the price to within affordability for more people, e-bikes are an option that people can consider to immediately put a dent in their gas bill without making serious changes to their life.
There also needs to be a concerted effort to improve micromobility infrastructure, especially protected bike lanes to make people feel more comfortable and safe. Getting people to get bikes isn’t just a matter of money, but feeling like you could actually use it for transportation without becoming the latest news story about how unsafe e-bikes supposedly are.Oil and gasoline is only one small part of the problem.
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