The average American commuter spends more than $8,000 a year riding to and from work. A new electric bike can pay for itself in a matter of weeks.

Even a super-fancy electric cargo bike costs well under $8K, and you can get a good electric bike for a grand or less. Ebikes make commuting, grocery shopping, and school runs easy, they tackle hills, save you money, and make you fitter. Unless you own a car company, there’s no downside. And if you’ve transitioned to working from home in a city, there’s almost no reason to keep your car.

“About 75% of all car trips in the U.S. are under ten miles, and the vast majority of those are under five miles total. In urban and suburban areas, trips of this nature are often much quicker by e-bike than by car,” Will Stewart, an e-bike adoption advocate and bike industry insider, told Lifewire via email. “[And] there are long-term mental and physical health benefits you can gain by being a daily active e-bike commuter instead of sitting in a car.”

You know how when you go out, you just jump in your car without thinking? That’s the step we need to take to make cycling the norm. Regular bikes are cheaper and lighter, and are one of the best ways to get around a city. Electric bikes are more expensive and may be impossible to lug back to your apartment, but they take the strain out of cycling.