E-bikes - Changing How We Move
Episode
46
Published:
Updated:
July 12, 2022
Eric Bjorling from Trek Bicycle joins us to explain the rapid growth in e-bikes, their promise as a climate solution and why we should all be riding one.
Eric Bjorling from Trek Bicycle joins us to explain the rapid growth in e-bikes, their promise as a climate solution and why we should all be riding one.
Ask yourself how many of your typical trips are within a few miles of your home and could be done by bike.
Do a little research on e-bikes, assemble your questions and then head to your local bike shop to put your hands on one.
Resources
Electric bikes 101 | Trek Bikes
How to Choose an Electric Bike | REI Co-op
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Iceland company, Climeworks announces plans to construct a 2nd carbon removal plant
Climeworks’ technology removes CO2 from the air using what’s called direct air capture
Plant will take 1.5-2 years to build and remove about 36K metric tons of CO2 annually or roughly 7000 typical cars
Company is hoping to have enough plants to remove millions of tons by 2030 and a billion tons by 2050
Sources
Adoption growing rapidly
Sales in U.S. grew 145% in 2020
Leading cities
Copenhagen
675,000 bicycles and only 120,000 cars
29% of trips done on bike
Sources
What makes Copenhagen the world's most bike-friendly city? - World Economic Forum
Sales of electric bicycles are up all over the world | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)