CelloMom On CarsToday, two-wheeled EVs "are actually displacing four times as much demand for oil as all the world’s electric cars at present"
Also,
"If you commute on an e-bike 20km a day, five days a week, your charging cost would be about $20 – annually. "
Brian DearI do have to wonder, though: how many more PM2.5 particulates and other bad stuff in the air a 20km-a-day, 5-days-a-week e-bike rider gets in their lungs than say an equivalent EV driver.
It's an excellent question.
The answer: "it depends". Obviously, strenuous biking in Delhi-level pollution is not good for you. But in general,
"If the counterfactual was driving, rather than staying at home, the benefits of [physical activity] would exceed harms from air pollution up to 3 h 30 min of cycling per day. "
from the journal Preventative Medicine:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893018/
Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?
Active travel (cycling, walking) is beneficial for the health due to increased physical activity (PA). However, active travel may increase the intake of air pollution, leading to negative health consequences. We examined the risk–benefit balance ...
From a Dutch study on the risks of inhaling air pollution and cars crashing into you:
"On average, the estimated health benefits of cycling were substantially larger than the risks relative to car driving for individuals shifting their mode of transport."
Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks?
Although from a societal point of view a modal shift from car to bicycle may have beneficial health effects due to decreased air pollution emissions, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and increased levels of physical activity, shifts in individual adverse ...