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Electric Bicycles

Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: October 2, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college

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  • This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of electric bicycles, their current usage in global transportation, and how many CO2 equivalent emissions could be reduced if electric bike usage continues to grow.
  • Students will learn that electric bikes have a motor that makes it easier to travel long distances, electric bikes have higher emissions than a regular bicycle, most electric bike usage is in China, and over a gigaton of carbon emissions could be prevented if electric bike use increases.
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Subjects: Economics, Engineering
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English

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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more. 

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