What is included?
General assumptions: Assumptions include a life cycle of 8 years and a yearly distance of 2400 km.
Material
Material is included.
Production
Production is included.
Distribution
Distribution is not included.
Use
Incl. the fact that the cyclist on his pedelec is burning about 2.5 kilocalories per kilogram per hour, an adult of 70 kg will therefore burn 70 kilocalories more per hour when cycling his or her pedelec than when driving, or 4.4kcal/ km; therefore this cyclist will emit for operation 6gCO2e/km.
End of life
End of life is not included.
Sources
Barros, M. V., da Silva, B. P. A., Piekarski, C. M., da Luz, L. M., Yoshino, R. T., & Tesser, D. P. (2018). Carbon footprint of transportation habits in a Brazilian university. Environmental Quality Management. doi:10.1002/tqem.21578
Blondel, B., Mispelon, C. and Ferguson, J. (2011). Cycle More Often 2 Cool Down the Planet!: Quantifying CO2 Savings of Cycling. European Cycling Federation. URL: https://ecf.com/sites/ecf.com/files/ECF_CO2_WEB.pdf
Piramuthu, O. B., & Zhou, W. (2016). Bicycle Sharing, Social Media, and Environmental Sustainability. 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). doi:10.1109/hicss.2016.262
Pierce, J., Nash, A., & Clouter, C. (2013). The in-use annual energy and carbon saving by switching from a car to an electric bicycle in an urban UK general medical practice: The implication for NHS commuters. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 15(6), 1-7.
Heinen, E., van Wee, B., & Maat, K. (2010). Commuting by Bicycle: An Overview of the Literature. Transport Reviews, 30(1), 59–96. doi:10.1080/01441640903187001
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