How Practical Is An E-Bike Compared To A Car: Time, Cost, Energy

13 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from Energy Post

"...there is a growing need to measure how practical an e-bike is compared to a car, and why. NREL...research...evaluates usefulness using the Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) metric...e-bikes come close to matching cars in densely populated areas...driving has an in-built (literally!) advantage over bikes, given virtually all cities are car-centric by design.

"E-bikes, of course, have their own advantages: they are among the smallest electric vehicles anyone can own, are much cheaper and more energy efficient, and have much lower emissions."

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