Survey shows people travel farther and more often by e-bike than by car
Recently, e-bike brand QWIC conducted a research study, which showed that owners with pedal assistance use their e-bikes more often and ride further compared to the case without a motor.
In order to reduce traffic congestion and pollution, electric bicycles have become a popular mode of transportation, and more and more people are choosing to travel by electric bicycle. Now, according to QWIC, its 3,318 sampled cyclists have shown that they are cycling an additional 55 km per week on average compared to before.
Even better, those rides are replacing less effective modes of transportation for city travel. QWIK users were traveling an average of 88 km per week, undertaking trips that would have almost certainly been completed in another way in the past, for reasons ranging from health (for which e-Bikes have been found to deliver plenty of benefits) and more outdoor time to simply finding the journeys more enjoyable.
In addition to reducing traffic congestion, it is claimed that riding an electric bike produces only 3% of the CO2 emissions of a typical automobile trip.
20 percent of QWIC e-Bike users average more than 100 km of cycling per week. 5,200 kilometers are covered in a year. It is equal to a bicycle trip from Amsterdam to Spain's furthest southern point and back. According to the study, some e-Bike users even cycle more than 300 km each week, primarily to cover their commute.
In advance of the European Mobility Week (Sept. 16–22), a project of the European Commission, QWIC conducted this study. The 22nd of September is also International Car Free Day, a day when drivers are urged to forgo driving and opt for more environmentally friendly modes of transportation. More than 2,000 localities and 46 nations participate in Car Free Day.
Overall, the study aims to call for more long-distance bike routes to better enable longer and safer commutes.
