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An e-cargo bike is a good/cheaper/additional option if your situation allows it

Fun fact oil tankers only go about 12mph, so it takes months for it to cross, the same time it would take to bike the route(if you could)

Oil tankers travel 24/7, so 12mph is nearly 300 miles a day. You won’t do that on a bike for two weeks straight.

They don't go at that speed the whole time. They do that journey in just short of two months

This years RAAM (Race Across America) winner finished in 8 days 19 hours, that's almost 350 miles per day.

Normal people no, but top ultra endurance cyclists can do 300 miles a day for two weeks straight. Especially if they are not self-supported and/or the course is not too hilly.

I have an ebike and freaking love it! More for leisure / local trips though.

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