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To e-bike or not to e-bike? A study of the impact of the built environment on commute mode choice in a small Chinese city

Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2021
The use of electric bikes (e-bikes) is attracting increasing attention from researchers and policymakers as a way to promote sustainable transportation. However, knowledge about the built environment factors that influence e-bike use is lacking. In China,
Yang Hu, Anae Sobhani, Dick Ettema
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Electric bicycles (e-bikes) are an increasingly common pediatric public health problem

Surgery Open Science, 2023
Purpose: Electric bicycles (e-bikes) achieve higher speeds than pedal bicycles, but few studies have investigated the impact on injury rates specific to the pediatric population.
Laura F. Goodman, MD MPH, Zoe Birnbaum Flyer, DO, John Schomberg, PhD, Mary Maginas, MSN, Elizabeth Wallace, MPH, Olivia Vukcevich, Saeed Awan, MD, David Gibbs, MD MHCM, Jeffry Nahmias, MD MHPE, Yigit S. Guner, MD MS   +9 more
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Modified Mechanical Structure Electric Bike Design Computation and Prototype Model Implementation

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2021
The aim of this paper is to investigate the design computation and prototype model implementation of a Modified Mechanical Structure (MMS) Electric Bike (E-Bike).
K. Ramash Kumar, T. S. Anandhi, B. Vijayakrishna, Monalisa Mohanty, M. Siva Ramkumar, H. A. Shivappa, Belachew Zegale Tizazu, B. Kirubakaran, E. Thinapakar   +8 more
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RELEVÂNCIA DO TREKKING E DOMOUNTAIN BIKE PARA O DESEMPENHO EM CORRIDA DE AVENTURA

Revista de Educação Física, 2017
O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a relevância das modalidades de mountain bike e de trekking para o desempenho em prova de corrida de aventura. Seis atletas (27,3 ± 4,9 anos; 73,0 ± 5,5 kg; 178,1 ± 6,0 cm; 22,9 ± 0,9 índice de massa corporal; 10,3% ±
Moacir Miorando Junior, Flávio de Souza Castro, Marco Aurélio Vaz   +2 more
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Examining the determinants of electric bike riders’ attitudes towards traffic safety and risky driving behaviours amongst high-school students in Vietnam

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2023
This study explored the influencing factors of attitudes towards traffic safety and risky driving behaviours amongst a sample of 594 e-bike riders who are high-school students in Vietnam.
Do Duy Dinh, Vu Hoai Nam
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An exponential increase in e-bike injuries in California

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Background Electric bicycle (e-bike) sales are growing exponentially worldwide. These vehicles are faster and heavier, with younger riders using e-bikes more frequently, reports of inconsistent helmet use, and increased deaths and injuries.
Allison E Berndtson, Todd W Costantini, Jay J Doucet, John Austin, Sigrid Burruss, Louis Perkins, Jarrett Santorelli, Leslie Kobayashi, Laura N Haines, Romeo C Ignacio, Amy E Liepert, Jessica L Weaver, John Maa   +12 more
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Design and Analysis of Coreless Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine with Novel Composite Structure Coils

Energies, 2022
In this paper, a type of novel composite structure coil applied in the coreless stator is proposed and studied to improve the output performance and efficiency of the axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machine. In which the effective conductor is changed
Xiaoyuan Wang, Tianyuan Li, Xiaohong Cui, Xiaoxiao Zhao   +3 more
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Design and Development of an Innovative E-Bike

Energy Procedia, 2016
A new model of power-assisted bicycle has been designed, set up and tested. The main innovative solutions for the pedelec prototype are described in the present paper: the electric motor position; the new mechanical transmission; the low cost measurement system of the driving torque; the special test rig.
ABAGNALE, CARMELINA, CARDONE, MASSIMO, IODICE, Paolo, Marialto, R., STRANO, salvatore, TERZO, MARIO, VORRARO, GIOVANNI   +6 more
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Assessing the E-bike trends and impact on sustainable mobility: A national-level study in the Netherlands

Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research
Over the past decade, e-bikes have become increasingly popular, sparking interest in their potential replacement for car use and benefit for the environment.
Bingyuan (Amelia) Huang, Hans Wüst, Mathijs de Haas   +2 more
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Gender and the E-bike: Exploring the Role of Electric Bikes in Increasing Women’s Access to Cycling and Physical Activity

Active Travel Studies, 2021
In low-cycling countries like Aotearoa New Zealand, women are much less likely to cycle.  Previous research has identified improvements to cycling infrastructure and increasing gender equality as key ways to open up cycling to women.  The ...
Alistair Woodward, Caroline Shaw, Kirsty Wild   +2 more
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