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ertri t1_jcncmxh wrote

Reply to comment by jabroni2020 in DC Council bills propose rebates of up to $2,000 for residents who buy ebikes | WJLA by aNeonSpecter

E bikes are already stupid cheap tho! At least compared to cars

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MoreCleverUserName t1_jcnhyqr wrote

If you think a $600 e-bike is stupidly cheap then you’re not the demographic that will benefit the most from this.

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ertri t1_jcon9zu wrote

What’s the cheapest car you can get? What do new car tires cost? Ebikes are a stupid cheap car replacement.

$600 (agree with another poster that that’s way too cheap) is like 6-8 months of car insurance.

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MoreCleverUserName t1_jcowfph wrote

$600 still isn’t CHEAP for a whole lot of people though. It’s not about the price of the car you’re comparing it to. It’s about the value of $600 that a whole lot of people don’t have just laying around.

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ayeuimryan t1_jcp3hjr wrote

600 isnt getting u an ebike that u can commute to work every day ? Maybe

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ertri t1_jcpoiy2 wrote

Ok then what do those people do literally anytime their car needs anything? Literally compared it to a car price. What can you get for your car that’s $600? Like a few new tires?

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jabroni2020 t1_jcnfafs wrote

Yes but I don’t think most people see e-bikes as car replacements. Ideally that changes with a real bike network and better chances of not dying while biking though

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