ABSTRACT Electric bikes (ebikes) are an emerging technology that can partially mitigate many of the challenges facing the United States, such as improving mobility for the elderly and disabled, by mitigating diabetes and obesity, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Although ebikes have become increasingly common in the U.S., they have failed to gain significant market penetration despite their great promise. In this paper, we present the results of semi-structured interviews with 47 ebike users from around the U.S. to understand motivations and barriers to ebike use. Following prior research, our results suggest that cost savings and health benefits are the primary motivations behind ebike adoption, while lack of infrastructure is the primary impediment to ebike usage. Other barriers to ebike usage include shaming (primarily from other cyclists) and unwelcoming local policy environments.

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美国电动自行车使用的动机和障碍：在线论坛参与者的观点

摘要电动自行车（ebikes）是一项新兴技术，可以部分缓解美国面临的许多挑战，例如通过减轻糖尿病和肥胖症以及减少温室气体排放来提高老年人和残疾人的出行能力。尽管在美国，电动自行车已变得越来越普遍，但尽管前景广阔，但它们仍未能获得可观的市场渗透率。在本文中，我们介绍了来自全美47个电动自行车使用者的半结构式访谈的结果，以了解电动自行车使用的动机和障碍。根据先前的研究，我们的结果表明，节省成本和健康益处是采用电动自行车的主要动机，而缺乏基础设施是使用电动自行车的主要障碍。