Mobilize Electric Bicycles
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: October 2, 2023
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Synopsis
- 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.
Subjects: Economics, Engineering
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This article does an excellent job of explaining how electric bikes can reduce emissions without too much technical language, making it easier for students to comprehend.
- This article also talks about the health benefits of riding bikes.
Prerequisites
- Students need to understand the importance of carbon sequestration and how emissions from cars and other forms of transportation contribute to climate change.
- Some links in the reference section may not work but are not necessary to analyze this article.
Differentiation & Implementation
- To engage students in the reading and assess prior knowledge, the teacher can ask students about their prior experience, if any, with e-bikes or bicycles in general.
- This resource pairs well with other Project Drawdown articles on transportation-based solutions found in this resource.
- Teachers can ask students to list the times they used a car or other forms of transportation that week, then highlight all the trips that could have been achieved using an electric bicycle or regular bicycle.
- This article can support a lesson on various methods of reducing urban/suburban greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from combustion engines.
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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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