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Electric bicycle trips in a station-based bike-share system: share, distance and speed

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  • Tostado Ramírez, Manuel Iván
  • itostado@uas.edu.mx
  • Suárez, Yasniel Sánchez
  • yasnielsanchez9707@gmail.com
  • Zapata, Rolando Eslava
  • rolandoa.eslavaz@unilibre.edu.co

Abstract

Introduction: Electric bicycles have become a common component of station-based bike-share systems, but multi-year, system-level evidence on their share of trips, distance and speed remains scarce. Methods: We analyzed 19,851,054 trip records published monthly by Capital Bikeshare, Washington, DC, between January 2018 and December 2023. Electric share, trip distance and speed were computed from April 2020 to December 2023, when the rideable_type field became available, while member and casual ridership covered the full period. Results: Electric bicycles accounted for 21.7% of 12,372,553 trips recorded between April 2020 and December 2023. The monthly electric share rose from 0% in April 2020 to 50.4% in December 2023. Electric trips were longer, with a median distance of 1.85 km versus 1.48 km (mean difference 0.49 km, 95% CI 0.49-0.49), and faster, with a median speed of 11.99 km/h versus 8.96 km/h (mean difference 3.22 km/h, 95% CI 3.21-3.23). The member share fell from 78.8% in 2018 to 58.8% in 2022 and recovered to 63.0% in 2023. Conclusions: Electric bicycle trips expanded from a negligible share of ridership to half of monthly trips by December 2023 and consistently covered longer distances at higher speeds than non-electric trips.

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  • Tostado Ramírez, Manuel Iván & itostado@uas.edu.mx & Suárez, Yasniel Sánchez & yasnielsanchez9707@gmail.com & Zapata, Rolando Eslava & rolandoa.eslavaz@unilibre.edu.co, 2024. "Electric bicycle trips in a station-based bike-share system: share, distance and speed," SAP Transport, Mobility & Society, South American Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:cwf:tmsart:tms2024122
    DOI: 10.62486/tms2024122
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