Post #3651560
2026-07-05 21:20 UTC
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@fullywoolly@mastodon.social 2026-07-05 21:46
@log@mastodon.sdf.org @ellie@social.lol this forbes article has a plot that does show efficiency or bicycles being top, but was from 1973 so doesn't have EVs. There have also been a lot of advancements in fuel efficiency and increases to weight. Many plots on image searches showed escooter/ebike being better than bicycles but the sources were not noteworthy.
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@log@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-07-05 21:27
@fullywoolly@mastodon.social @ellie@social.lol If I recall it correctly, the horizontal axis is joules consumed per passenger-kilometer and the vertical axis is average speed.
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@SnoopJ@hachyderm.io 2026-07-06 03:25
@fullywoolly@mastodon.social @log@mastodon.sdf.org @ellie@social.lol original figure is from "Bicycle Technology" by S.S. Wilson which reviews the technological marvel that is the bicycle, including also cross-sections of a Sturmey-Archer Hub. It's quite good reading for any #Cycling enthusiast. https://notfine.com/bikes/articles/Scientific_American-Mar1973-Bicycle_Science.pdf #BikeTooter