EVs are booming but electric bikes are really cutting emissions

Australians are really getting on board with electric cars, but the number of electric bikes has also exploded – and data suggests the smaller EVs are having a bigger impact on oil demand.. Two-thirds of that – almost 1m barrels a day – was just from electric bikes and mopeds, which are known as electric micromobility. Electric cars were responsible for a little over a sixth, with the remainder accounted for by vans, trucks and buses.

The International Energy Agency A huge part of electric micromobility’s impact is due to its scale – there were almost 300m two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles globally in 2022, compared to around 26m electric cars. More than 95% of the two-wheelers are located in China,Ebikes won’t replace a car for a lot of people, but they are often well-suited for shorter trips and the “last kilometre” – the distance between home and the nearest public transport.

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