But bicycle use does have the advantage over EVs of reducing obesity, which is the bit you were questioning. And they also cause less noise and road wear, which were two of his other points. Your kne… (View Post)

As it happens, I'm using the Leaf more frequently for longer journeys too as I become more used to navigating the labyrinth of public charging systems. I used it instead of the diesel to fetch my lad… (View Post)

Replacing car journeys with bicycle journeys or public transport is self-evidently good for the environment. Of course not all car journeys can be replaced, and then EVs are a good solution. FWIW, we… (View Post)

I suspect he was thinking of bicycles as well as EVs. (View Post)

That's a slightly dangerous argument because it means that people come to expect environmentally beneficial choices to be cheaper when, in many cases, they aren't. It normalises behaviour based solel… (View Post)