Bloomfield Bicycle & Repair Shop

E BIKE FAST FACTS

• 40% OF ALL CAR TRIPS IN THE U.S. ARE MADE WITHIN 2 MILES OF HOME

• THE U.S. COULD SAVE 462 MILLION GALLONS OF GAS A YEAR BY BOOSTING BICYCLE TRIPS JUST 1/2% POINT FROM 1% TO 1.5% OF ALL TRIPS

• AT $0.08 CENTS FOR AN AVERAGE OF 30 MILES - 100 MILES COST ABOUT 27 CENTS ON AN EBIKE

• A CAR AT 20 MPG COST $15 FOR 100 MILES FOR GAS.  THAT'S 55 TIMES AS MUCH

• A CAR GETTING 20 MPG DUMPS 22 POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE                                                                                                                              THAT'S OVER 1 POUND PER MILE - MORE THAN 13,000 POUNDS A YEAR FOR EVERY 12,000 MILES!