Print Email Facebook Twitter Elektrische fietsen in de stroomversnelling Title Elektrische fietsen in de stroomversnelling Author Loijen, J. Contributor Van Arem, B. (mentor) Schrijnen, P. (mentor) Serne, W. (mentor) Silvester, S. (mentor) Wiggenraad, P.B.L. (mentor) Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Transport & Planning Date 2011-02-04 Abstract At the end of the nineties the electric bicycle was successfully introduced at the Dutch market for the first time. An electric bicycle assists the biker with an electric motor. In the early years this bike was popular among elderly people or among people who are physically disabled. In recent years also other groups of people use the electric bicycle, like commuters. The Dutch sales figures have strongly been growing over the last five years. In 2009 more than 150.000 new electric bicycles have been sold in the Netherlands. The regional authority “Stadsgewest Haaglanden” wants to find out the influence of the electric bicycle on the total bicycle use in the Haaglanden region. The research goal is formulated as: Getting insight in the influence of the development of the ownership and use of an electric bicycle on the transport demand and the travel mode choice. There is little scientific research on the ownership and the use of electric bikes. The scarce data that are available only allow conclusions on the major user groups. These are: Elderly (60 years and over) using the bike for recreation Commuters using the bike for commuting Disabled people who cannot use a normal bike, but can use an electric one. There is a lack of knowledge about the factors determining why someone owns and uses an electric bicycle. By using interviews it was investigated which factors play a role in the ownership of the electrical bike. Subsequently a regression model was made to give quantitative insight, displaying a statistical relationship between these factors and the ownership of an electric bicycle. A dataset was used from 2007 that was compiled from a market research on electric bikes. Not all factors could be related to the data and consequently not all factors were quantified. This research has provided a large qualitative insight into the factors that determine who owns and uses an electrical bike. The research offers many leads for policy and further research. The available quantitative information is not sufficient to have a quantitative picture of the ownership and use of the E-bike. Therefore, not all research questions could be answered quantitatively. Nevertheless, the regression models that are made in this research can be used as a basis for further research on the ownership and use of electric bicycles. To further stimulate the use of (electric) bicycles, several recommendations are made. The use of bikes by commuters in Haaglanden can be influenced positively by organizing projects to stimulate the use of bikes at companies. This was already successful in other regions, but it needs to be directed to the correct user groups to be effective. Furthermore it’s advisable to carefully watch the market for electrical ways for transportation. Many new developments are expected in a short time. It is recommended to collect quantitative information about the ownership and use of electric bikes. Very few data are available, which makes it difficult to model the factors that describe the ownership and use in a reliable way. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3a66c4ce-0ad6-48f5-bcca-7156eb99565e Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2011 Loijen, J. Files PDF Elektrische_fietsen_in_de ... elling.pdf 3.37 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:3a66c4ce-0ad6-48f5-bcca-7156eb99565e/datastream/OBJ/view