This really is the $64,000 question! As petrol prices are rising exponentially and oil is definitely starting to run out and has to be procured from increasingly volatile regions of the world, one thing is clear and that is the fact that we need to find alternative ways to get from A to B.

One thing that we are all learning, in these times of austerity, is that we have to leave the car on the driveway when we are home from work. We quite simply cannot afford to take those extra weekend trips away as it will cost a small fortune to just travel a short distance. It is bad enough having to fill our tanks every week just to get to and from work alone.

When you sit back and look at this massive household expense in this way, it is actually quite frightening to work out the maths involved. This is why electric bikes uk may well transpire to be the way forward in this regard. This will be so much more cost effective and most importantly, it will mean that the Government can get hold of a lot less tax from you - now tell me that that does not sound like an incentive in itself?

You could use an electric bike for your commute to and from work and then dispense with the family car altogether. If you needed to travel a little farther, you could soon rely on public transport and you could even arrange for your shopping to be delivered every week - so that is the end of all of the excuses. The cost of oil and The Government are quickly making the family car become obsolete now, so that electric bike may become your desired form of transport sooner than you think.