E-biking within a transitioning transport system
The Quest for Flexible Mobility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5717255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karin Edberg (0000-0003-0407-7446, Linköping University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 428-443 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobilities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0101 • E-ISSN: 1745-011X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450101.2023.2259111 |
| OpenAlex | W4387371291 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
Over the last few years, electrically assisted cycling, e-biking, has increased substantially worldwide. Replacing car driving for individual journeys, especially commuting, is highlighted as important to mitigate climate change, improve public health, and reduce congestion and other unwanted consequences connected to the car. Car driving, however, is still the overwhelmingly dominant mode of personal transport globally and the 'system of automobility' permeates the whole of society. Flexibility and autonomy are considered the main reasons for the car's dominance (Urry 2004). By analysing interviews and diaries kept by e-bikers, collected in semi-urban and urban settings in Sweden, this article aims to contribute to knowledge about emerging micromobility practices such as e-biking in relation to a transport system where flexibility is the norm. The results show that e-biking encompasses elements that give the practice potential to both recruit and retain practitioners. By successfully combining elements of conventional cycling and car driving, it offers reliability, convenience, and flexibility. E-biking facilitates transforming a dull commute into leisure as the rider can enjoy the sensuous and reflective aspects of the journey. At the same time, through that squeezing of time, it does not challenge prevailing structures but rather maintains the time-space of automobility
Autonomy · Business · Economics · Mode of transport · Personal mobility · Political science · Public transport · Sociology · Telecommunications · Transport engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Transportation and Mobility Innovations · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |