Apple is making a car.
Apple is reportedly aiming for a 2025 launch.
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Or should I say… the iBike?
Before you get blurry vision from rolling your eyes too much, hear me out.
Public transit emits 140g CO2 per person-mile.
By comparison, an e-bike emits 4.9g CO2 per person-mile (assuming charging from non-renewable energy sources).
Thats great, but nowhere near the reduction in emissions from riding a bike.
Any way you slice it, its obvious an electric bike has a much smaller environmental impact.
Mind you, this is only considering the environmental impactafterpurchase.
Anotherstudyshowed ebikes reduced car trips even among car owners.
And yes, regular bikes have lower emissions than ebikes, but they arent as accessible or practical.
In urban and arguably suburban environments, ebikes are the sweet spot.
It doesnt take much to see how it could dramatically lower noise pollution too.
Apple could help change that.
While many companies may have been referred to as the Apple of ebikes, theres only oneApple.
Its not hard to imagine what an iBike could mean for improving cycling infrastructure around the world.
For one, people would just be buying more bikes in the first place.
Theyd buy an iBike for the sheer fact that its an Apple product.
In any case, you neednt be an Apple fan to reap the benefits.
Guess which one gets your heart pumping more: driving a car or riding an ebike?
How can that be, you ask?
Simple: ebike riders get on their bikes more often.
Youll likely burn fewer calories per mile, but will be taking trips further and more frequently than before.
Its hard to imagine what Apple could bring to the table that wont be covered by other manufacturers.
The fact of the matter is that widespread electric car adoption is a matter ofwhen, not if.
A world where a Find my iBike feature is so commonplace that bike theft becomes unprofitable.
Thats all speculation and dreams, but those are the kind of things Id hope from Apple.
Of course, youd be right.
Cheesy as it sounds, an Apple iBike would have a better chance of actually changing the world.
