電動車有什麼好處

They're fun

騎電動車很有趣

You know that dream where you're cycling or jogging or pushing a boulder up a mountain and suddenly the effort vanishes? A wind comes from behind you and makes the strenuous task simple-you could ride forever, run forever, what was impossible now seems a cinch? Well, riding with pedal assist is like that dream, but it's real. You're cycling along, you come to a hill, you're exerting effort. Then, like a magical wind from behind, the pedal assist kicks in and you're sailing up the incline. You're still pedaling, but you've got help. It's exhilarating.

你有沒有幻想過這樣的場景：你在騎車或慢跑或者將巨石推上山，但突然所有的努力都消失了。風從身後吹來，困難的任務變得簡單起來--現在你可以一直騎車、一直跑了，曾經不可能實現的事情現已成爲可能？助力電動車看上去遙不可及，但這是真的。你一個人騎車、爬山、十分賣力。之後，像風從背後吹來一樣，踏板突然助力，你可以不費力氣的沿着斜坡往上騎。踏板還是踏板，但它能助你前行，真令人振奮。

You really can bike to work

騎車上班

It doesn't take much to get me sweaty, so even with assistance, I arrive at work with a nice sheen of perspiration (or more, depending on the humidity levels). But less sweat-prone cyclists, as well as those who can heed their mind's continuous warning not to work too hard in the 90-degree heat, can arrive at work as unmussed as if they'd taken a bus or train. On the few days that temperatures dipped below 80 this summer, I was able to ride the four miles to work (including one considerable hill) without breaking a sweat.

我很容易出汗，即使有了助力車的幫助，我也會滿頭大汗的來到單位（流汗多少取決於溼度）。但對於不易出汗的自行車手以及那些能夠時刻提醒自己不要在90華氏度下辛勞工作的人而言，助力電動車能讓他們依舊體面地抵達單位，就像坐公交車或火車上班一樣。今夏氣溫低於80華氏度的那幾天裏，我可以騎四英里而不出汗（其中還翻過了一座相當高的土丘）。

You can save money

可以省錢

The average cost of a new car is around $36K. The average used car costs over $19K. The ebikes I tried cost about $3000, which is about average. Is that a lot for a bike? Hell yes. But if you have a car that you're using mostly to travel the "last mile"-from say, the train station to your house-and for errands on the weekend, an ebike could easily be a lot more cost-effective. When you factor in the cost of gas (~$2.80/gallon right now) or the monthly rate for public transportation ($121 in NYC), the numbers start to favor the bike, provided you don't leave it in the garage picking up dust.

一輛新汽車平均花費36000美元，一輛二手車平均花費19000美元以上。我騎的電動車只要3000美元，差不多是電動車的平均售價。買輛自行車花這麼多是不是挺貴的？當然了。但如果你買一輛汽車只是用來走"最後一英里"--比如從火車站到家--或者週末的時候去買買東西，那電動車也可以做到啊，而且更划算。如果考慮到油費（現在大約是2.8美元每加侖）或每月乘坐公共交通的費用（紐約市爲121美元），電動車的價格就沒那麼昂貴了，只要你不把它遺棄在車庫裏落灰就行。

You could lessen your carbon footprint

減少碳足跡

There are a lot of studies that compare the environmental impact of an ebike to that of a regular bike or a car. I saw this one that argues a regular bike produces 8.5 times more carbon emissions than an ebike, which stretches credulity but is interesting nonetheless.

很多研究都將電動車對環境的影響與自行車或汽車作比較。我看過一篇研究，它認爲自行車的碳排放量是電動車的8.5倍之多，這雖然令人難以置信，但的確是個有趣的觀點。