Did you know? A bicycle is a marvel of engineering efficiency, one where an investment in 22 pounds of metal and rubber boosts the efficiency of an individual mobility by a factor of three. On my bike I estimate that I get easily 7 miles per potato. For more information view the text and data in Chapter 6 of Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Bike-Sharing Data Highlighted in Bloomberg News
August 22, 2014
EPI's research on bike-sharing around the world was featured in the Bloomberg article "China Races Ahead of the Pack as Bike Sharing Goes Viral." The article reports that with the bike-sharing boom still in its first decade, Asia is already outpacing the European towns that gave birth to the phenomenon.