Electric Bicycles
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Project Drawdown's Electric Bicycles solution promotes the use of rechargeable battery-powered bicycles as a replacement for cars, public transit, conventional bicycles, two-wheelers, and walking. Electric bicycles offer numerous environmental benefits, providing easy mobility for urban commuters while allowing users to overcome obstacles like steep hills and long distances with minimal effort. However, e-bikes have drawbacks, including higher emissions during battery manufacturing and charging, potentially higher costs, and end-of-life challenges for spent batteries. This report analyzes the global environmental and financial impacts of increased e-bike usage from 2020 to 2050, comparing e-bikes to other mobility options like light-duty vehicles, mass transit, regular bicycles, and motorized two-wheelers.
Impact:
In 2018, electric-bicycle (e-bike) riders traveled around 289 billion kilometers, largely in China. Based on market research, we project use could increase to 1.44-1.66 trillion kilometers per year by 2050. The growth will occur in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. This solution could reduce carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 1.39-1.55 gigatons and save e-bike owners US$402.06-446.01 billion in first costs and US$1.07-1.23 trillion in lifetime operating costs.
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