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Frederick Fabella deposited ELECTRIC BICYCLES VERSUS TRADITIONAL MOTORCYCLES: AN IN-DEPTH COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE in the group
Ignatian International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research on Humanities Commons 1 year, 11 months ago E-bikes, a rapidly developing hybrid technology, are upending preconceived ideas about conventional, passive, non-motorized recreation. The purpose of this review of the literature is to determine whether electric bikes can take the place of conventional motorcycles. According to a 2018 nationwide research study involving nearly 1,800 new electric bicycle owners, younger individuals tend to utilize e-bikes more frequently for reasons of utility, such as substituting car trips for traveling, errands, and hauling cargo, while elderly people and those with limitations in their mobility use them mostly for wellness and recreation. Through the use of the 100 participants from Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela (CaMaNaVa) cities, the analysis was an independent sample t-test by comparing two different groups of people. Half of the group answered for e-bikes and the rest for traditional motorcycles to determine the performance. Independent sample t-tests have shown that range, power output, battery life and durability, rider experience, safety features, and cost effectiveness don’t show any significant difference to the level of performance between electric bicycles and traditional motorcycles. Conversely, energy efficiency, charging time and overall performance show a significant difference to the level of performance between e-bikes and traditional motorcycles. Based on the results, it has shown that electric bicycles cannot fully replace traditional motorcycles in some aspects but it can be enhanced and dealt with great interest in changes or development. This is due to the result of having a significant difference on the overall performance which is the variable being tested in the study.