10 reasons why the pedelec will catch on as a form of transport.
 

 
8. Energy efficient

With 250 Wh you can travel 33 km, while the same amount of energy can hear just 10 litres of water from tap temperature to shower temperature. According to Wikipedia a shower takes around 60 litres of water, so in energy terms it’s equivalent to 198 km of pedelec riding.

1. Space-efficient to park

2. More mobility in less space

3. Comfortable, cheap and faster

4. Emissions saving

5. Safe

6. Mobility enhancing

7. Health enhancing

9. Sustainable

10. Climate targets

These reasons have been compiled together among the Go Pedelec consortium and are listed in order of importance from a municipal point of view. Within the Go Pedelec! consortium the municipalities or organizations of the following cities are represented: Naples (IT), Graz (AT), Miskolc (HU), Stuttgart (de) and Utrecht (NL).

Copy: Hannes Neupert, Antje Hopf, prepared within the EU GoPedelec! project: GoPedelec! Handbook (German version)

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Translation: Peter Eland (www.electricbikemag.co.uk)

Picture: Graue

Online release: Angela Budde

6 December 2012