Located in Saint John N.B.
Buses 5 North and 15 University (not 16) Stop on my doorstep beside Baxter Foods.

Tired of waiting for the BUS? (Well for those routes that haven't been discontinued.)
Tired of paying ten bucks a cab ride to and from work?

For 2-3 months of cab trips an electric bike could pay for itself!

6 months cost of - - - bus(1300), taxi(2600),car(2650) vs ebike at under 375
ebike new one every 3years 3000, new expensive lithium battery every 2years 2000, charging costs100 per year = 700 for six months
realistic cost 2000 for new bike every 5 years, 2 lithium batteries over 10 yrs 2500, 10 years of charging 1000= 750/yr=375 for 6months

Calculation

Bus
$2.50 per trip x2 a day x5
25 a week x 26weeks =$1300

Taxi
$7-$12 a trip call it $10 x2x5
100x26=2600

Car -Car, gas, oil, spark plugs, filters, insurance, inspection etc
$15000 purchase 10 yr life, 50g/w, maint say 100/yr, ins 1000, insp 100
1500+2600+100+1000+100=yearly cost $5300 /2 = 2650 for half a year

CONVERSIONS AND KITS

Saint John: "5% of the City’s land base has 42% of it's residents living in the urban core. Another 40% of the population lives in the City’s suburban neighbourhoods (which comprise 19% of the land base) and 18% live in rural settlement areas (which account for 76% of Saint John’s land base).