Highlights E-bikes increase the amount of cycling; both expressed as number of trips and as distance cycled. E-bikes have a larger effect on female than male cyclists. E-bikes have similar effects on all age groups. E-bikes affect commute travel as well as leisure time travel. Those who had the ebike for the longest time used it most.

    Abstract In Norway, as in many countries, a political goal is to increase bicycle use, and the e-bike is promising in this respect. However, concerns have been raised about mode-share effects. It has been argued that if the e-bike’s only function is in cycling becoming cycling with electric assistance, there would be no benefit to either the environment or public health. Little is yet known about the use of the e-bike, or of its potential in reducing motorized travel. In the current study, 66 randomly selected participants were given an e-bike to use for a limited period of time and the results compared with those of a control group (N =160). E-bike cycling trips increased from 0.9 to 1.4 per day, distance from 4.8km to 10.3km and, as a share of all transport, from 28% to 48%, whereas with the control group there was no increase in cycling. The effect of the e-bike increased with time, indicating a learning effect among users, and was greater for female than for male cyclists. There were no differences with age. Overall, the results suggest that the e-bike is indeed practical for everyday travel.


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    Title :

    Effects of e-bikes on bicycle use and mode share


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    Publication date :

    2015-01-01


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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