The potential for e-biking among the younger population: A study of Dutch students

Plazier, Paul; Weitkamp, Gerd; Berg, van den Anke

doi:10.1016/j.tbs.2017.04.007

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“…Plazier et al, 2017a) and in the range of the target population (e.g. Plazier et al, 2017b;de Kruijf et al, 2018). In the Netherlands e-bikes are a mainstream part of the bicycle portfolio (in 2018, 40% of bicycles sold are e-bikes 2 ).…”

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

Николаева

Brömmelstroet

Raven

et al. 2019

Journal of Transport Geography

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda Nikolaeva, A.; te Brömmelstroet, M.; Raven, R.; Ranson, J. A B S T R A C TThe future of cycling is about to change. At least, this is apparent if we are to believe the multitude of innovators, start-ups, incumbent industries, policy actors and consultants proposing to harness the power of digital techniques to improve and transform cycling experiences, infrastructures, and gadgets. This 'smartification of cycling' is a phenomenon that is increasingly attracting attention and a variety of interests, fuelled both by the processes of transitioning to smart mobility and a boom of attention to cycling in cities worldwide. However, proposed cycling futures, both implicit and explicit, receive little critical scrutiny. Here, we fill this gap by mapping smart cycling innovations and their key features. We examine how innovations are believed to change the way cycling is practiced, made sense of and governed. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, we analyse 86 website texts of smart cycling innovations and systematically outline changes envisioned by innovators. Having identified tensions between and within a range of promised futures, we conclude that smart cycling futures are multiple and contested, just as cycling presents are. Therefore, we propose a number of questions for further research to advance a more nuanced understanding of the range of futures of smart cycling in academic thinking and potentially to support decision-making at different levels of governance. Understanding diverse, contested, embodied and embedded cycling presents is part and parcel of imagining and co-creating (smart) cycling futures. nected helmets, connected bicycles, smart glasses and other accessories, https://doi.

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

Николаева

Brömmelstroet

Raven

et al. 2019

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…A number of studies aimed to describe the role of bicycle in the urban transport system in the past years, concluding that cycling lost position in modal share during the last decades of the 20 th century (Ligtermoet, 2009;Pucher and Buehler, 2008) and that there has been a renewal, a renaissance going on in the European, North American and Australian cities from the late 1990s (Pucher and Buehler, 2012;Pucher et al, 2011b). There is a recent burgeoning of studies about the growing market of e-bikes and pedelecs in Western countries (Astegiano et al, 2015;Fishman and Cherry, 2016;Fyhri and Fearnley, 2015;Haustein and Møller, 2016a;Jones et al, 2016;Lee et al, 2015;Plazier et al, 2017;Rios et al, 2016) and its complex trends in China (Cherry et al, 2016;Ling et al, 2015) as well.…”

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User profiles and adoption attributes of innovative bike-sharing systems: the case of BiciMAD (Madrid)

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Bike-sharing nowadays is a must-have element of the urban transport system that is changing mobility patterns in cities worldwide. BiciMAD, introduced in Madrid in June 2014, is an example of the latest generation (demand responsive multimodal systems), a unique technology at the moment of implementation and a new element in the urban mobility of Madrid. Impacts of BiciMAD on individual travel behaviour (mode choice, bicycle use, etc.) and urban mobility patterns (modal shift, number of trips, etc.) have also been examined. Findings indicate that it has contributed to promote active travel and improve cycling culture. It has also increased mobility (total number and distance of trips) and decreased perceived travel time, which may be considered a key impact of bike-sharing.

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“…Seebauer (2015) investigated e-bike and e-scooter early adopters by conducting a survey among users of these two electrical vehicles in Austria and described early adopters' motivations to promote these two transportation modes to their peers [50]. Plazier et al (2017) focused on the use of the e-bike by the young population by investigating a group of students at a Dutch university [51]. For the data collection, a survey and interviews with some of the participants were used.…”

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An Overview of Existing Experiences with Solar-Powered E-Bikes

2018

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Electric bicycles (e-bikes) are considered a sustainable alternative to automobile transportation today. The electric bike includes all the benefits that conventional bicycles offer, plus faster, more comfortable and longer trips, as well as less effort for the user. In this paper, we specifically focus on a new type of e-bike, the so-called 'solar-powered e-bike'. Therefore, this review paper explores existing literature findings for the use of solar energy in transportation, and more specifically in e-bikes. This paper aims to capture the status of and experiences with the use of e-bikes; more specifically, with solar-powered e-bikes. It presents research conducted so far on e-bikes and solar-powered e-bikes, as well as the main technical features of the solar e-bike. Finally, it analyzes a sample of e-bikes' and solar-powered e-bikes' users, based on Dutch National Travel Survey data and an experimental field study conducted in 2017. Data showed that the main target group of (solar) e-bikes are commuters in the age group between 40 and 60 years old, commuting distances longer than 6 km, with a gross income higher than €2500. Solar-powered e-bikes are concluded to have potential as a sustainable way of transportation in urban areas and cities, potentially replacing the conventional means of transport.

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The potential for e-biking among the younger population: A study of Dutch students

Cited by 35 publications

References 24 publications

Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

User profiles and adoption attributes of innovative bike-sharing systems: the case of BiciMAD (Madrid)

An Overview of Existing Experiences with Solar-Powered E-Bikes

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