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China’s e-bikes boom as fuel prices rise [Video Short] (www.aljazeera.com)
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E-bikes are an increasingly popular way to get around in China. Manufacturers there are now looking to expand to markets abroad as fuel prices stay high and consumers look for electric alternatives, as Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu explains from Beijing.

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[–] 19 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

What they call e-bikes, we'd call electric mopeds. These are not bicycles

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  • [–] 1 point 21 hours ago (1 child)

    I am curious what countries call them electric mopeds. In my country and the countries around me they are called e-bikes.

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  • [–] 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

    Which is misleading, and there actually is a distinction.

    Ebike are getting a bad rap because of electric mopeds and motos. Which is also affecting cycling IMO. Most people against cycling are always pointing at ebikes, but they generally mean electric motos or mopeds or scooter (not to mistake with the standing scooter).

    But electric motors or mopeds don't get clicks on the news.

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