Richard Clement’s letter regarding LCC’s raffle of an electric bike raises valid questions, but he paints with broad strokes while the devil is in the details. True, electric bikes are less “clean” than walking or muscle-powered bicycles, but they are not, as Clement suggests, motorcycles. No noise, no carbon emissions (other than manufacture). Electric vehicles are stepping stones toward cleaner transportation systems, but only when charged from clean energy like tidal, geothermal, or hydro. Charging…