Huge shift in transport habits as E-bikes set to take charge in post-pandemic UK

New research from Volt Bikes has shed more light on peoples travel modes post-pandemic and clearly there will be a big shift from public to personal use – with commuters suggesting that, on average, they are 39% less likely to use public transport than they were before the pandemic, and 30% more likely to use solo transport over the same period.

The biggest transformation towards e-bikes and sustainable personal transport has happened in London, where 44% of respondents said that they were more likely to buy an e-bike for personal transport than they were pre-pandemic. This change in attitudes was mirrored in Northern Ireland, where 25% said they were more likely to buy an e-bike and in Scotland, where one in five expressed an interest in purchasing one.

Other key findings include:

• 41% of respondents said they are less likely to take the train or underground to work
• Men are more likely than women to buy an e-bike post-pandemic, albeit by a fairly small margin (22% and 14% respectively)
• Nearly half of existing e-bike owners (48%) said that they plan to use their e-bike more often post-pandemic

Read the full article in Micro Mobility Biz here.