Continued Benefits of Electric Bikes...

A good summary of the study from Treehugger: https://www.treehugger.com/bikes/study-finds-e-bike-riders-get-much-exercise-riders-regular-bikes.html

The study itself, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019821930017X

Highlights

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E-bikers take longer trips by e-bike and bicycle, compared to cyclists.

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Physical activity gains from active travel are similar in e-bikers and cyclists.

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Substituting all car trips with e-bike use leads to a gain of 550 MET min/week.

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Transport mode substituted by the e-bike is still used frequently afterwards.