[Bicycles] Bike lanes and cycling infrastructure in Victoria and the south Island
#10301
Posted 28 March 2022 - 05:07 AM
Know it all.
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#10302
Posted 28 March 2022 - 09:12 AM
Same as usualWho would be liable for the theft of the bike?
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#10303
Posted 28 March 2022 - 06:11 PM
Why aren’t ebike charging stations a thing? It’s just an outlet next to a bike rack
Cars get a station
Probably because of their use. Few will go round trip from the Westshore (28K) during the winter and even then they are fine for the round trip. Closer round trips are also fine for charging from home. The investment needed for charging stations, payment systems, etc. just doesn't make sense. Also, it isn't like ebikes have a standardized specialty plug in for recharging. 110v outlets in public can get overtaken for all sorts of things.
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#10304
Posted 29 March 2022 - 12:31 PM
Probably because of their use. Few will go round trip from the Westshore (28K) during the winter and even then they are fine for the round trip. Closer round trips are also fine for charging from home. The investment needed for charging stations, payment systems, etc. just doesn't make sense. Also, it isn't like ebikes have a standardized specialty plug in for recharging. 110v outlets in public can get overtaken for all sorts of things.
From CBC's news report on Climate Change Plan:
That transition will require a dramatic expansion of the ZEV charging station infrastructure. The government is promising $400 million in new funding to help add 50,000 chargers to Canada's network. The Canada Infrastructure Bank, the federal body that supports revenue-generating infrastructure projects that are in the public interest through public-private partnerships, will also spend some $500 million on large-scale ZEV charging and refueling infrastructure.
Likely for bikes too. https://www.cbc.ca/n...-plan-1.6401228
#10305
Posted 29 March 2022 - 01:13 PM
...That transition will require a dramatic expansion of the ZEV charging station infrastructure. The government is promising $400 million in new funding to help add 50,000 chargers to Canada's network...
And those ZEV chargers are made out of 100% environmentally friendly materials...i.e. no plastics or mined metals?
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#10306
Posted 29 March 2022 - 05:26 PM
#10307
Posted 29 March 2022 - 05:32 PM
But CBC will get more clicks with the way it is.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 29 March 2022 - 05:33 PM.
#10308
Posted 29 March 2022 - 06:47 PM
for my bike otherwise I’m buying a second battery possibly a thirdAnd those ZEV chargers are made out of 100% environmentally friendly materials...i.e. no plastics or mined metals?
Edited by todd, 29 March 2022 - 06:48 PM.
#10309
Posted 29 March 2022 - 07:15 PM
for my bike otherwise I’m buying a second battery possibly a third
If you just buy Bikes instead of batteries, you still ride as they get stolen.
#10310
Posted 30 March 2022 - 08:01 PM
Why is the government putting in charging stations?
Let capitalism work, if there is a demand somebody will fill it, like Electrify America.
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#10311
Posted 30 March 2022 - 09:19 PM
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#10312
Posted 30 March 2022 - 10:00 PM
Capitalism is enjoying the government’s largesse here. Why get in the way?
Because the government's largesse is coming out my wallet.
#10313
Posted 30 March 2022 - 10:18 PM
Why is the government putting in charging stations?
Let capitalism work, if there is a demand somebody will fill it, like Electrify America.
I want to charge my bike around Fort Rodd Hill.
Edited by todd, 30 March 2022 - 10:19 PM.
#10314
Posted 31 March 2022 - 03:17 AM
Why is the government putting in charging stations?
Let capitalism work, if there is a demand somebody will fill it, like Electrify America.
Indeed. If government wants to help them flourish the best way is just to cut regulations or make it easier for installations to happen.
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#10315
Posted 31 March 2022 - 05:31 AM
Oh, wait. They just add more taxes, make codes more onerous and limit where you can build.
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#10316
Posted 31 March 2022 - 05:33 AM
Perhaps bringing in 400,000 new people each year is part of the housing demand problem.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 March 2022 - 05:33 AM.
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#10317
Posted 31 March 2022 - 07:27 AM
If I'm correct a big reason why electrify america exists is due to the VW emissions scandal, and installing EV infrastructure was apart of the settlement.Let capitalism work, if there is a demand somebody will fill it, like Electrify America.
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#10318
Posted 31 March 2022 - 11:16 PM
Why is the government putting in charging stations?
Let capitalism work, if there is a demand somebody will fill it, like Electrify America.
Fine until capitalism jacks the price up just because it can, and only puts the charging stations in the high-density areas to start with.
No thanks. In my view it's the government's job to provide infrastructure, and they have the opportunity now to get in and do so.
Any guesses on an over-under on how long it'll be before some government somewhere (probably Europe, they're way ahead on consumer rights) legislates that all EV chargers must use the same plug-in attachment at both the vehicle end and the source end?. The best opportunity for this has already, sadly, been missed; but they can always do it if they have the guts to take on Tesla. (just like Apple had to be dragged kicking and screaming into standardizing their cellphone chargers with everyone else, at least in Europe)
#10319
Posted 01 April 2022 - 07:33 AM
Society shouldn’t be subsidizing rich people buying expensive brand new electric cars.
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#10320
Posted 01 April 2022 - 07:36 AM
Make it easy for supermarkets to add them and you’ve got a winning model.
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