Believe it or not! Research shows that riding an electric bike is more physical than bicycling

In recent years, as people's awareness of environmental protection travel has gradually increased, more and more young people are now choosing electric bicycles as a means of transportation to solve the "last mile" journey. In Europe, the most common electric bicycles are electric-assist bicycles, which can be simply understood as bicycle + power assist system (PAS). The power assist system is the core of the entire Electric Bicycle, and its main purpose is to be able to use the motor. The power helps people achieve easier riding.

This is a Light vehicle with batteries as the main energy source, which requires manpower to drive, and electric is to speed up. Many people who regularly ride electric mopeds today believe that this is a very good form of exercise.

A new study shows that people's use of electric mopeds can lead to increased or decreased physical activity, depending on the alternative mode of transportation. Simply put, e-bike riders get more exercise than cyclists. The authors of the study mainly attribute this to the fact that e-bikes are legal electric vehicles in Europe and require human power to ride, and people who ride e-bikes will be willing to travel farther and spend more money than people on regular bicycles. More time on the bike.

The study also found that cyclists had lower body mass index (BMI) readings than e-bikes on average, and while both were within the "normal" range of the BMI scale, this data may be an indication that e-bikes generally attract less physical activity. It may make these people who are considered "obese" by the outside world more willing to ride electric bicycles than ordinary bicycles.

Interestingly, during the sampling and survey, the researchers found that e-bike riders tended to be older, with an average age of 48.1 years, compared with 41.4 years for regular cyclists.
The results showed that the total weekly physical activity of e-bike riders increased slightly compared to cyclists.

It is worth mentioning that the electric mopeds mentioned in this study are not [battery cars" as we know them. This kind of car has no requirements for age, and for slightly fat people, it still needs to be driven by human power. It still needs to consume a certain amount of energy, rather than the "battery car" that is completely driven by electricity.
The authors of the study said the report is likely to be used to lobby some countries to increase the use of shared electric mopeds, as well as to improve the infrastructure of ordinary bicycles and increase investment in related industries.

"This research may drive the development of the electric moped industry, based on user travel behavior and self-report patterns, improve people's health concerns, and the concept of sustainable urban transportation development options." The study authors concluded in the paper, "In the The self-health benefits of physical activity using an electric moped should be a priority when planning travel, especially when switching modes of transportation such as cars."

In general, with the development of the Internet industry in the past two years, more and more companies have turned their attention to the traditional transportation fields such as bicycles and electric mopeds, linked with the Internet +, and finally gave birth to ofo, electric bicycles, etc. Internet companies such as Bee Travel and Mobike are also accompanied by some problems, including multiple factors such as imperfect infrastructure, unclear relevant policies, and capital leading the development of the industry.

And foreign sustainable development blog Treehugger said that the research report in the journal "Interdisciplinary Perspectives of Transportation Research" can make Europeans riding electric mopeds enjoy faster, easier, longer and healthier lives, and will also give Europeans a faster, easier, longer and healthier life. Relevant departments provide some thinking directions for urban transportation planning.