[hasoleju]

Considering the lifetime emissions of a product makes an interesting point. Seeing that an electric cargo bike only has more than 10x the emissions per kilometer than a steel bike was unexpected for me.

It's easy to forget how expensive the manufacturing of the electric engine and the battery is.

[catgary]

But electric bike usage has demonstrably lowered car usage in provinces/states that have subsidized them. They make 5-15 km commutes super achievable.

[SauciestGNU]

I think we're playing a game of trade-offs and the article was speaking more in absolutes. If electric cargo bikes replace cars for a substantial number of trips that's unequivocally a win. The article is asking "how can we make this better".