By Shamcey Gray


One of the newest and promising technological innovations in today's generation are e-bikes. Providing all the benefits of regular bicycles, e-bikes were designed for the improvement of urban transportation. These bicycles are generally conventional bicycles in the exception of their battery operated motor. This motor can either be used only as assistance on rough terrains so the biker can pedal normally, or it can also be used all the time to make biking easier. Hence, the most important difference of e-bikes from regular bikes is its motor power-which is considered one of the major serious drawbacks of conventional bicycles.

Eliminating the lack of power of regular bicycles, as was aforementioned, is one of the major advantages of e-bikes. Aside from this, though, many ask why they should switch to electric bikes. As was said earlier, e-bikes are just generally regular bicycles; nonetheless, their featured motor provides many a number of benefits. These benefits affect not only the users and the general public, but the environment as well.

Among the many personal benefits that can be acquired from the use of e-bikes is a means of regular exercise. Many studies showed that bikers using e-bikes use their bike once every day, while those using conventional bicycles bikes only about once or twice every week. As such, regular use means more exercise for the rider. Another benefit of e-bikes is their faster door-to-door journey time as they allow users to avoid the problem of congestion especially in many urban areas.

Also, as e-bikes are classed as bicycles, cyclists no longer need to spend time and money to get a license, a registration, or insurance. Also, the use of e-bikes does not require the need for fuel, parking fees, and public transport fees. As such, their maintenance cost is much lower than what one would spend on cars. Lastly, e-bikes are significant in the promotion of environment protection. As they run on electricity, e-bikes eliminate the need for burning fossil fuel that release harmful carbon emissions to the environment. Also, the use of e-bikes reduces resource consumption as they would need less material, fuel, and infrastructure.

Despite this number of advantages, the use of e-bikes also has some drawbacks. First is that e-bikes are much heavier than conventional bikes making them unfitting for transport, say for example in a car. Also, as they feature more technologically advanced attributes, e-bikes are also more expensive than regular bikes. Moreover, as they run on a rechargeable motor, their range and speed are limited. With many models having a limited range of only 15-40 miles per charges, e-bikes are not suitable for long road trips and distances.

Indeed great technological innovations that may be significant in changing our way of life, e-bikes are great investments one will not think twice on purchasing. With the many benefits that may be acquired from their use, one will definitely enjoy having one. Nonetheless, caution should also be exercised when purchasing one especially with the number of disadvantages also entailed in the use of one.




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