骑电动车很有趣
They're fun
你有没有幻想过这样的场景：你在骑车或慢跑或者将巨石推上山，但突然所有的努力都消失了。风从身后吹来，困难的任务变得简单起来--现在你可以一直骑车、一直跑了，曾经不可能实现的事情现已成为可能？助力电动车看上去遥不可及，但这是真的。你一个人骑车、爬山、十分卖力。之后，像风从背后吹来一样，踏板突然助力，你可以不费力气的沿着斜坡往上骑。踏板还是踏板，但它能助你前行，真令人振奋。
You know that dream where you're cycling or jogging or pushing a boulder up a mountain and suddenly the effort vanishes? A wind comes from behind you and makes the strenuous task simple-you could ride forever, run forever, what was impossible now seems a cinch? Well, riding with pedal assist is like that dream, but it's real. You're cycling along, you come to a hill, you're exerting effort. Then, like a magical wind from behind, the pedal assist kicks in and you're sailing up the incline. You're still pedaling, but you've got help. It's exhilarating.
骑车上班
You really can bike to work
我很容易出汗，即使有了助力车的帮助，我也会满头大汗的来到单位（流汗多少取决于湿度）。但对于不易出汗的自行车手以及那些能够时刻提醒自己不要在90华氏度下辛劳工作的人而言，助力电动车能让他们依旧体面地抵达单位，就像坐公交车或火车上班一样。今夏气温低于80华氏度的那几天里，我可以骑四英里而不出汗（其中还翻过了一座相当高的土丘）。
It doesn't take much to get me sweaty, so even with assistance, I arrive at work with a nice sheen of perspiration (or more, depending on the humidity levels). But less sweat-prone cyclists, as well as those who can heed their mind's continuous warning not to work too hard in the 90-degree heat, can arrive at work as unmussed as if they'd taken a bus or train. On the few days that temperatures dipped below 80 this summer, I was able to ride the four miles to work (including one considerable hill) without breaking a sweat.
可以省钱
You can save money
一辆新汽车平均花费36000美元，一辆二手车平均花费19000美元以上。我骑的电动车只要3000美元，差不多是电动车的平均售价。买辆自行车花这么多是不是挺贵的？当然了。但如果你买一辆汽车只是用来走"最后一英里"--比如从火车站到家--或者周末的时候去买买东西，那电动车也可以做到啊，而且更划算。如果考虑到油费（现在大约是2.8美元每加仑）或每月乘坐公共交通的费用（纽约市为121美元），电动车的价格就没那么昂贵了，只要你不把它遗弃在车库里落灰就行。
The average cost of a new car is around $36K. The average used car costs over $19K. The ebikes I tried cost about $3000, which is about average. Is that a lot for a bike? Hell yes. But if you have a car that you're using mostly to travel the "last mile"-from say, the train station to your house-and for errands on the weekend, an ebike could easily be a lot more cost-effective. When you factor in the cost of gas (~$2.80/gallon right now) or the monthly rate for public transportation ($121 in NYC), the numbers start to favor the bike, provided you don't leave it in the garage picking up dust.
减少碳足迹
You could lessen your carbon footprint
很多研究都将电动车对环境的影响与自行车或汽车作比较。我看过一篇研究，它认为自行车的碳排放量是电动车的8.5倍之多，这虽然令人难以置信，但的确是个有趣的观点。
There are a lot of studies that compare the environmental impact of an ebike to that of a regular bike or a car. I saw this one that argues a regular bike produces 8.5 times more carbon emissions than an ebike, which stretches credulity but is interesting nonetheless.