It is clear that a car is more expensive to operate but i can count on it. 2 years ago i bought a used car for $3,000.00, Since then I spent $2200.00 on insurance , $4800.00 on fuel, and $450.00 for repairs for 40,000 kms and a total cost of $10,450.00. I just sold the car for $2,000.00. So, in reality, the car cost me 21 cents a km.
The same month I bought a new e bike for $3,000.00, since then I've ridden it 12,000 kms, spent $ 1,200.00 in repairs and had to buy a new battery for $800.00. I have been trying to sell it for $1.000.00 for the last two months but nobody seems interested. The bike has been unreliable and in total was idled more than 3 months waiting for part. If i manage to sale it for $1,0000.My total cost for 12,000 kms will be $4,000 or 33 cent a km.
I love the bike, but I need a reliable mode of transportation. There wasn't a day during that period that I couldn't use the car while for weeks a the time I couldn't use the bike.
I expect some angry replies to this, but these are real figures and most ebike owners that I meet also complained about the unreliability of their bikes
