What Are the Advantages of Electric Bikes

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What Are the Advantages of Electric Bikes

"In a systematic comparison of energy, a grid-charged battery driving an electric motor to provide mechanical energy is about ten times as efficient as a human eating a normal diet. For personal travel 5 to 30 miles per day, the electric bicycle has the lowest environmental personal and monetary costs, usually without an increase in urban travel "
Of energy, global warming and electric bicycles Energy flow analysis with an emphasis onPersonal Transportation

1. Hill Climbing
That may sound obvious, but it is the primary advantage. A good electric bike effectively flat hill, an increase of average speed and eliminating the 'groan' factor when a gradient comes into view. Provided that you, a reasonable effort, you can expect, to the hills from 1 to 10 (increase by 10%) on an electric bike with ease, and clear a maximum gradient of 1 in 7 (14%) or more. In the hills, the effect is nothingIt is a miracle.

2. Security
It sounds unlikely, does not it? But the math is compelling. Think of a steep and busy road, with the car climbing at 30mph. If you previously slogged up the hill at 6mph, but can the same gradient at 12mph with an electric-bike fight, you get 33% fewer cars to see, and they will now pass to 18mph rather than 24mph. Or at least we think that is correct.

Regardless of the numbers, there is no doubt that an electric bike helps you keepout of danger. The same principle applies to general junctions – the faster the acceleration, the sooner you can save yourself a lot of trouble. And no need to rush the hills, you will not be tempted to drive themselves downhill at breakneck speed … Another useful safety feature.

3. Personal Fitness
Surely a conventional bike, you will be fitter? That, of course, depends on how much – if at all use – only you. Research (b) has found that 46% of conventional bikes are used only once or twice per week, withanother 30% are used to two weeks or less. In contrast, a recent survey of electric bicycle owners reveals one third of their bike ride at least once per day and 81% use the bike at least once per week (c).

The figures confirm our experience that an electric bike is usually used at least twice as common as a conventional machine.

Because riding an electric bike is much more fun in a hilly area in strong winds, or in carryingheavy loads, users tend to make better use of them to make. The engine delivers up to half of the effort, but regular use is more movement for the rider.

4. No Sweat!
Welding is not a serious problem if you opt for a leisure ride, but it's important when you're cycling to work. Although some employers are more reluctant to showers and other facilities that do for cyclists, the vast majority do not intend to do so. An electric bike eliminates the problem ofSource. In hot weather it is possible to keep a normal schedule by transferring a bit more load to the electric motor. In colder weather – or if you believe that in the exercise – just slow down, or turn off the engine.

5. Clean & Green

Electric bikes obviously consume energy, where a conventional bikes does not (provided we ignore the environmental costs of growing and processing food – see below). However, the amount of energy used is very small compared toMoped, motorcycle or car. Besides fuel, the only consumables are the batteries, and these can be reused as a rule, if the life-expired. As to energy use, electric bike motor fuel consumption in general, with an average rate of 100 to 150 watts of electrical energy, against 15,000 or so for a car (admittedly travel) a lot faster. In terms of fuel consumption, an electric bike reaches about 800-2,000 mpg (290 to 700 liters per kilometer) (d). No other commercially available vehicle can matchfigures of this kind.

If it’s hard to place these numbers in your own lifestyle, think of a 100 watt electric light bulb burning for an evening – that’s enough energy to propel an electrically-assisted bike for 20 to 40 miles…

6. Genuinely Sustainable

There’s a lot of nonsense talked about sustainability in transport, but an electric bicycle can be made genuinely sustainable. Purchase electricity from a ‘green’ supplier, or generate your own with a roof-mounted Wind turbine or solar panel array (see Solar Power Facts) and fossil fuel consumption of vehicles will be zero. Surely a conventional bike does that mean? Only if you grow the food that you consume while driving. Unfortunately, most modern food production and distribution are so intense that fuel consumption of a typical cyclist is not particularly good.

7. Run faster
In theory a car can average a high speed, but in practice often speed drops below 10mph in cities. The problem is Congestion – motorcycles get around this to some degree, but they are still confined to the roads. An electric bike can maintain a higher average speed than a bicycle, but use the same network of cycle facilities, the access to routes that cars and motorcycles can not reach. The result is often a faster door-to-door journey time than any other. And taking advantage of the uncongested cycle network, but eliminating hills and headwinds> Electric bikes are often the most consistent mode of travel.

8. High resale value
Electric bikes are new technology, and it is early days yet, but the evidence points to a much better resale value than a conventional bike. While a typical electric bike costs more to buy, will be at £ 400 – £ 1,000, but it seems most of you back when you sell the unit on.

9. Motorized, non-bureaucratic!
You know how it is … MOT due, log book missing, insurance –Costs increase from year to year. Electric bikes are treated like ordinary bicycles for legislative purposes, so there is absolutely no registration or care legislation. You are of course free to the machine if you want to insure, but there is no compulsion to do anything but enjoy!