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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 2007 - Brushing aside a veto threat from the White House, the House passed a package of energy measures on Thursday that includes a 40 percent increase in fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks sold in the United States.
The centerpiece of the bill is a requirement that passenger vehicles sold in the United States achieve a fleet average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, the first significant increase in mileage standards since 1975. The provision was a result of a deal brokered by Representative John D. Dingell, the Michigan Democrat who has long protected the domestic automakers’ interests in Washington.

Sure enough, cars are circling the parking lot looking for a parking spot like vultures. You ride past them to the front door, lock the bike, and walk inside. Within two minutes you're out again, you realize that most of the time spent on these errands is just getting around, not actually doing them. At the parking lot exit is a line of cars waiting to turn right. You roll past them and make a right into the bike lane. No wonder those cars were waiting there is a lot of traffic here in urban transit world.
On the way home you swing by the shopping center to get a video. You think is there anything else while I'm here, yes at the other end of the center is the grocery store, we're about out of milk. Biking along you realize how annoying it used to be going from one end of the center to the other, and then back again to the car. Now it's fun. Maybe it's that feeling of beating the system by rolling past all those cars. Or the satisfaction of accomplishing so much in such a short time.

The electric motor is easy to use just flip a switch to get a gentle, but firm, push. They save time for errands up to 4 miles and on some congested commutes, e-bikes are quicker than the car. Traffic stress goes down enjoyment and convenience goes up and doesn't leave your wallet empty to do so.

Riding an electric bike is about waving to your neighbors, talking to people at crosswalks, enjoying your own power, coasting down the hill with a bit of wind, paying attention to the cracks in the road, always being able to park in front of the store, lock your bike feel like a kid. It's a part of what the e-biking urban transit is about enjoying the ride, the getting there as much as the being there, the effort as much as the reward. Return home plug it in for the next ride - no gas  station.

Riding an electric bike doesn't require a license, registration, or insurance. The investment and operating costs are small. Riding an ebike does make a difference in the traffic congestion, a difference in the air quality, a difference in the shape of body, and a difference in state of mind.
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E-Bike Performance depends on many factors. 

1. terrain number and incline of hills

2. e-bike speed range at 10 mph is 8 times farther than going full speed 20 mph +

3. wind conditions going 10 mph against a 10 mph headwind feels like 20 to the bike

4. pulling a trailer which is like pulling another bicycle

5. correct tire inflation under-inflated tires slow you down

6. battery size measured in volt-amp-hours

7. weight of rider and baggage

8. motor/controller/drive system efficiency

The battery size and system efficiency rank near the bottom. 
The speed you go makes a big difference in how far you go, the consumption of battery power. 

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