How Sustainable Is Cycling, Really? An Expert's Take

30 Dec 2024 | Abstracted from Cycling Weekly

"...avoiding car ownership is a key step, as the embodied emissions from manufacturing a car are significant. An e-bike can often replace a second car..cultural assumption that driving is the default, normal way to travel, while alternatives like cycling and public transport are dismissed...Replacing short car trips with cycling is space efficient, healthier, and fosters sustainability."

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