6-C's that are Bad for Biking.
And How to Overcome Them with 4-Wheel Neighborhood Electric Vehicles


Bikes face challenges that will forever limit their attractiveness for most trips. But this doesn't mean our suburbs shouldn't invest in premium paths. Instead, if we broaden the market for these paths, it will be easier to justify more!
Below are "6-Cs" that highlight the challenges faced by bikes, and how we can overcome these challenges by accommodating "bike-like" 4-wheel NEVs.
Basically, all you need to do is add a foot or two to a bike path, then advertise it as "golf carts and tiny cars" are welcome, as long as they stick to 25 mph or less! See the Story of Peachtree, Georgia!
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Climbing: Once a market-limiter, uphill and the range of travel is no longer an issue. Biking speed is up from what muscle power alone can do. The market for eBikes has exploded since this factor has been lightened!
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Cargo: A great many trips require carrying more than can be carried on a bike! But better batteries have enabled the 4-wheel NEV to solve that! It’s the size of a golf cart, but with better styling, and it is racing across the land.
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Comfort: Tiny seats... some people are too old or too large. They just aren't going to do it, even if they should! NEVs have car-like seats and thus can appeal to a far broader range of people.
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Climate: When it's too hot, too cold, or too wet and blustery, bikes offer no refuge. But 4-wheel NEVs can be fully enclosed, and better batteries facilitate heating and cooling.
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Coverage: To feel safe and move quickly requires a network designed for those objectives. It is hard to justify such networks for "bikes alone," but if designed to also include 4-wheel NEVs that "act like bikes," the market is much larger. That makes it easy to justify bridges, tunnels, and paths separated from standard cars.
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Clock: Places to go, people to see… Muscle-power at 10 mph, reduced to 5 w/stoplights, made many trips unattractive. Both eBikes and NEVs boost speeds up to 25 mph. Add in bridges and tunnels across arterials, and these low-speed vehicles are suddenly competitive against cars that must stop at signals.