🚲Electric bikes are becoming increasingly popular for commuting and leisure.
🌍While electric bikes require more resources to produce, their emissions and carbon intensity are lower compared to regular bikes.
🔋The battery and motor of electric bikes contribute to their carbon footprint.
🏢The production of lithium batteries for electric bikes has environmental impacts, such as human rights abuses and deforestation.
✅Despite the environmental costs of production, the lower emissions and carbon intensity of electric bikes make them a greener option compared to other forms of transportation.