More E-Bikes Resources
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior
Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its guidance to implement Secretary’s Order 3376, Increasing Recreational Opportunities Through the Use of Electric Bikes, which will allow the use of low-speed electric bicycles (e-bikes) at national wildlife refuges and other DOI-managed public lands where traditional biking occurs, expanding recreational opportunities and access to millions of Americans.
Read More >The Country's First Fully Electric Bike-Share Program Opens in Park City, Utah
Source: Bicycling
The mountain town hopes its new fleet will mitigate traffic congestion and promote environmental sustainability.
Read More >UT Launches Nation’s First Fully Automated E-bike Sharing System
Source: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is home to the nation’s first automated electric bicycle (e-bike) sharing system.
Read More >Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
Offers in-depth discussion of the legal regulations that pertain to e-bikes.
Read More >Source: PeopleForBikes
Includes sample e-bike legislation, overview of existing programs, and best practices. Offers a foundation for bike advocates, retailers, and policymakers to design and implement e-bike incentive programs.
Read More >Source: PeopleForBikes
Shares up-to-date information on federal and local e-bike policies as well as resources for e-bike retailers and people interested in electric mountain bikes.
Read More >Source: North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association (NABSA)
Demonstrates shared micromobility’s continued growth and viability as an important mode for public transportation.
Read More >Source: Rocky Mountain Institute
Assesses the impact of e-bikes as a substitute for vehicle trips.
Read More >Source: Ride Review
Tracks and provides links to e-bike incentive and lending programs in North America.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Shares information on electric bicycles (e-bikes), including literature review summaries, fact sheets, research, and case studies.
Read More >Source: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Defines e-bikes and assesses their usage patterns, benefits, and challenges.
Read More >Source: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment)
Finds that trip distance, precipitation, and access are fundamental to mode choice and that personal e-scooters and e-bikes emit less CO2 than the transport modes they replace, while shared e-scooters and e-bikes emit more CO2 than the transport modes they replace.
Read More >E-Cars Not the Only Answer for Reducing Carbon Emissions: E-Bikes Overlooked
Source: Treehugger
Reports that from any basis of comparison—speed of rollout, cost, equity, safety, the space taken for driving or parking, embodied carbon or operating energy—e-bikes beat e-cars for most people, however, they are often omitted from reports on how to reduce carbon emissions.
Read More >Source: Wired
Reports that cities are grappling with: e-bike use in parks or on trails and greenways that ban motorized vehicles; the concerns of people walking who feel threatened by heavier, faster bikes; and the lack of accurate data about crashes and injuries related to e-bikes.
Read More >Source: Transportation Research Board
Presents results from an ongoing research project on emerging safety issues arising from the expanding use of e-scooters.
Read More >The Future of E-Bikes on Public Lands: How to Effectively Manage a Growing Trend
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a comprehensive framework to study the opportunities and challenges related to e-bikes in a public lands context.
Read More >Source: National Transportation Safety Board
Examines data collection and analysis challenges associated with e-scooters and e-bikes.
Read More >Source: Bicycling
Shares a video of a cyclist using a snowplow mounted on an e-bike to clear bikeways and sidewalks after a light snow in Victoria, British Columbia.
Read More >Micromobility Products-Related Deaths, Injuries, and Hazard Patterns: 2017–2019
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Presents the latest available statistics on injury estimates, fatalities, and hazard patterns associated with three micromobility products: e-scooters (including dockless/rental e-scooters), hoverboards, and e-bikes.
Read More >Source: Shared-Use Mobility Center
The Micromobility Policy Atlas classifies shared bike, e-bike, and scooter policies across a dozen areas of regulation and management, providing information on guidelines, permits, and laws from from around the world.
Read More >Source: North American Bikeshare Association
Explains GBFS and defines a common data format to share the real-time status of a shared mobility system.
Read More >Source: World Economic Forum
Describes how dockless bike share can bring a myriad of health, climate, and economic benefits, and reshape urban mobility and give people a more resilient, effective way to travel.
Read More >Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses to a Simulated Commute on an E-Bike
Source: Translational Journal
Study evaluating the cardiometabolic responses of exertion between a regular bike and an e-bike.
Read More >Source: People for Bikes
Compiles electric bicycle (e-bike) laws by State to help make riding an e-bike easy and accessible for all.
Read More >The Basics of Micromobility and Related Motorized Devices for Personal Transport
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Typology and framework that classifies and defines vehicles and emerging “micromobility” devices for integrating into transportation systems.
Read More >Dockless Electric Kick Scooter Systems: What we know and don’t know
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Presentation of overview of E-scooters in shared mobility systems across the United States.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provide guidance to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) division offices and a consistent framework for determining when to permit an exception for motorized use on nonmotorized trails and pedestrian walkways under 23 U.S.C. § 217(h)(5).
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