E-bikes aren’t bikes as we’ve known them – they perform more like a car, motorbike or e-scooter. We need to start thinking of e-bikes as a distinct form of transport. If you want to know more about this exciting new mode, read a new piece in The Conversation, by Rick Buning and Dorina Pojani, both part of the UQ Micromobility cluster.

E-bikes could slash our reliance on cars – but overpowered illegal models on the roads make us all less safe: https://theconversation.com/e-bikes-could-slash-our-reliance-on-cars-but-overpowered-illegal-models-on-the-roads-make-us-all-less-safe-262871

The article was republished in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/18/if-regulated-properly-ebikes-could-one-day-replace-cars-for-millions-of-australians