It’s insane to ban e-bikes though since most of those come from reputable sources who are internationally recognized bike manufacturers. The people who made my electric bike also make professional bicycles for Olympians. Pretty sure the battery is reliable and isn’t going to explode.
My bike has fallen into a swimming pool while switched on (don’t ask) and nothing happened. Literally it didn’t even register anything had happened it just carried it on.
Snowclone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also it’s not even a choice. Busses are not mass produced vehicles their very regulated individually made commercial vehicles, and when the bus manufacturers say 'were not building manual transmissions as of X date, that’s it. It’s not happening anymore, same with ABS, and now electric, unless you want to start manufacturing busses, where you’ll also likely find out exactly why everyone is switching to electricity by 2030 for likely financial motives, and buck that to make a fossil fule busses, it’s not happening.
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
It’s not just that; it’s that a regulator signed off on the bus, the city has liability insurance on the bus, and the bus manufacturer will themselves be accredited and insured.