{"id":50049,"date":"2016-04-06T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T05:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=50049"},"modified":"2016-04-06T13:58:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T05:58:08","slug":"chinas-electric-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/chinas-electric-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: China&#8217;s Electric Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s lived in China for nearly four years, one of the things I find most interesting about this country, and specifically Chengdu, is the presence and sheer number of ebikes (electric scooters) that are in use here. Especially in Chengdu, ebikes influence so many aspects of daily routines, for both Chinese and foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few year, my friend Harry Bateman and I have been working on this short documentary about Ebikes in Chengdu called \u201cChina\u2019s Electric Revolution\u201d. It&#8217;s below, hosted on Youtube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nkbO_7ZtRto?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nkbO_7ZtRto\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view China&#8217;s Electric Revolution on Youtube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our goal with this video was twofold. First, we simply wanted to show how ebikes are such a vital part of daily life for Chengdu families and businesses, and how a certain culture has developed as a result of this reliance on ebikes. Secondly, on a more humorous note, we wanted to show how it\u2019s possible to basically spend an entire day without getting off one\u2019s ebike. To do this, we rode an ebike to some pretty ridiculous places around Chengdu and participated in some typical Chengdu activities.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to hear some of your thoughts on this video, and ebikes in China. Please remember, also, that while we call this a \u201cdocumentary\u201d, the title is tongue in cheek. 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