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| Reef Electric Bike : I love this. |
With the holidays over, it's back to work, and one company, Reef in Australia is making sure that Australia is doing it in Eco friendly style. I'm talking about their brand of earth friendly, transport, the electric bicycle. I really couldn't believe it at first, but it's true--someone I know online actually rides one and commutes to and from work every day. I was like what?
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| The Stingray Electric Bicycle runs you $32/month or $1899 in full. |
The Reasons and Benefits of Electric Bicycles
The need arose when Reef realized it costs over $6000 per year to drive a car in Australia (In the USA, try twice that with gas, insurance, emissions, repairs, and payments!) They wanted an eco friendly and sustainable form of transport and wanted to reduce carbon emissions. Most of their bikes will hold a charge for at least 50 Kilometers, and go up to 25KMH, and of course, no license required! Yes, you can ride them in the rain (amazing, right?) Lithium batteries recharge in about 4-6 hours after your long ride.
These bikes reduce carbon emissions, decrease use of fuel and gas and is a super low cost of commuting. Bikes last forever, and the company stands behind their product often given a full bumper-to-bumper bike warranty for a year and even up to three on the frames!
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| $1499 for the Pearl, comes in male or female versions. |
You Can Afford Them
ReefBrand bikes range in price but most are 1/10 the price you may pay for a new economy car. Sure, you could "charge your ride" onto your credit card and pay it off in no time--but even better, you can work out a payment plan with the company! Take for instance the tricycle Escape which I pictured first in this article, may only cost you $39 a month. Wow. No six year car payments here.
The bike above, "The Pearl", has a built in USB charger so while on the go, you can charge your phone or tablet. Is that crazy or what?
The Australians are lucky, it's mostly free shipping anywhere in Australia. My question is, when can I get one?
The Video Says It All
I had a good laugh watching this Youtube video while everyone else was stuck in traffic, the biker just coasts by...
Find out more on their website, Reef.
