Shared e-scooters and e-bikes are not very environmentally friendly
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An ETH study unveils that e-scooters and e-bikes do not support the reduction of CO2 emissions in cities.
Electric scooters with bicycle helmets in Canberra during 2020 (CC BY-SA 4.0 / Nick-D / Wikimedia Commons)
The researchers were able to show that shared e-scooters and e-bikes mainly replace modes of transport that are already sustainable, such as lightrail, cycling or walking. Car trips, on the other hand, are replaced less frequently. external page Read on