Bicycle Commuting will have benefits for you. Leave your car at home. No more noise, smell and stress.
Get your electric bike out and ride with a buddy to work.You will get there relaxed and you will save a lot of money on petrol in the long run, while having done your workout at the same time. Pedaling is keeping you fit, yes.
My Calculation
Public transport = Cost $1200.- a year
Electric Bicycle 20 battery charges per month for 5 cents each = $1.- 1.- x 12 months = $12.- per year Savings: 1200.- minus 12.- = $1188.- per year
Okay I have to deduct some amount, let's say $150.- yearly, to get a new battery every 3 years or so...but still I save a lot. When I go short distance shopping I use my electric bike as well. This saves a lot of money on petrol in the long run. I will use this to pay for some repairs that gets done at my bike sooner or later.
Don't think of bikes as a child's toy. Those times are over.Electric bicycles are good for society. Just imagine thousands would leave their cars at home and take the bike to get to work.This would be a revolution. The revolution has begun.