This map shows the cost of charging an EV at home across the U.S.
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@ahltorp @ariaflame @noodlemaz @Sheril
I've experienced the violence of the road firsthand and I can confirm your statements. I've spent the past 5 or so years taking my electric bike out to work in a rural community, and I've had some close calls.
Let me tell you, biking around in the Canadian winter is not pleasant. But, it was a sacrifice I was more than happy to make to reduce my footprint, and I plan to continue to reduce it further.
Eden, here I come! One step at a time.
@Sea1Am On a related note, how is the sand/gravel situation where you bike? Here in Sweden both roads and dedicated bike paths are often treated with gravel after snow plowing, but many municipalities are very slow to get rid of the gravel in the spring, leading to many biking injuries and lots of dust inhalation.
Some major urban and suburban bike paths are "sweepsalted", which results in a clean surface, avoiding slippery gravel, but is probably not a reasonable solution for rural roads.
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This map shows the cost of charging an EV at home across the U.S. Home-charging is significantly cheaper in all 50 states than fueling a car with gasoline.
Source: Yale https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/whats-cheaper-fueling-your-car-with-gas-or-electricity/ #energy #uspol
We live rural and the lack of charging stations causes hesitation for my husband to even think of getting an EV. However I've worked on convincing him to get a hybrid.
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@Sea1Am On a related note, how is the sand/gravel situation where you bike? Here in Sweden both roads and dedicated bike paths are often treated with gravel after snow plowing, but many municipalities are very slow to get rid of the gravel in the spring, leading to many biking injuries and lots of dust inhalation.
Some major urban and suburban bike paths are "sweepsalted", which results in a clean surface, avoiding slippery gravel, but is probably not a reasonable solution for rural roads.
In Ontario we use road salt instead of gravel pretty much everywhere, I think because there are salt deposits beneath the great lakes which make it cheap for us.
The salt gets all over the bike and corrodes everything, it's absolutely terrible.
I rode that bike until it was too far gone, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it now. I might scrap it for the motor.
Soon, I'll be living/working at a farm this year and doing my best to get by just walking to town, or ride-sharing.
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In Ontario we use road salt instead of gravel pretty much everywhere, I think because there are salt deposits beneath the great lakes which make it cheap for us.
The salt gets all over the bike and corrodes everything, it's absolutely terrible.
I rode that bike until it was too far gone, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it now. I might scrap it for the motor.
Soon, I'll be living/working at a farm this year and doing my best to get by just walking to town, or ride-sharing.
@Sea1Am I think they get away with using much less salt with the bike path "sweepsalting" method than when salting bigger roads, but the chain and wheels should be cleaned thoroughly after each trip anyway.
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