Electric cars are not THE solution.

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    11 day ago

    Thank goodness that cheap e-bike motors and solar panels are available to these markets.

    Someone with a little bit of intelligence can retrofit an e-bike motor on a pushbike, put some solar panels on their roof, connected to some trusty Lead-Acid batteries in their hovel and they can recharge their e-bike or cargo-bike.

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      11 day ago

      Cheap is a very relative term and I doubt you can reach an equivalent gas powered two stroke on the same budget.

      In Asia they use these vehicles as their main mode of transportation, meaning they also need to have power, travel far and carry their family or shopping. Where I live people use these vehicles on the highway and e-bikes have legal restrictions and documentation. Good luck reaching the minimum required speed with an unlicensed self built ebike.