Are bikes greener than cars? That was the question tackled in a recent post. Looking at the issue from the perspective purely of energy used to travel - the results were a little counter intuitive to most of us I think.
The big thing not in those calculations was the embodied energy and therefore carbon in both cars and bikes. Many people on this site argued it needs to be taken into account, and I don’t disagree with that. The inference was, I think, that taking this into account the bike would have a way lower impact – that bit I wasn’t so sure of. I’ve pulled together some figures now. Continue reading “Could it actually be greener to drive than to pedal?”
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