The majority of pedelec owners in Japan purchased their pedal-assist electric bicycles because they live in a residential area with a high number of slopes, according to a survey conducted in December 2019.
While bicycles with built-on self-propulsion systems are treated like mopeds in Japan, models using an electric power assisted system to support the pedaling motion are considered to be bikes in compliance with traffic laws.
Leading reasons for pedal-assist electric bicycle (pedelec) purchases in Japan as of December 2019
Out of an initial sample of 5,752 bicycle owners, 1,000 respondents, who use pedal-assist e-bikes, were chosen to answer the following question.
Survey subjects were bicycle owners across Japan.
Original question: "What was your reason for purchasing a pedal-assist e-bike?"
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au Insurance. (February 3, 2020). Leading reasons for pedal-assist electric bicycle (pedelec) purchases in Japan as of December 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095993/japan-leading-reason-pedal-assist-electric-bike-purchases/
au Insurance. "Leading reasons for pedal-assist electric bicycle (pedelec) purchases in Japan as of December 2019." Chart. February 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095993/japan-leading-reason-pedal-assist-electric-bike-purchases/
au Insurance. (2020). Leading reasons for pedal-assist electric bicycle (pedelec) purchases in Japan as of December 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095993/japan-leading-reason-pedal-assist-electric-bike-purchases/
au Insurance. "Leading Reasons for Pedal-assist Electric Bicycle (Pedelec) Purchases in Japan as of December 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095993/japan-leading-reason-pedal-assist-electric-bike-purchases/
au Insurance, Leading reasons for pedal-assist electric bicycle (pedelec) purchases in Japan as of December 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095993/japan-leading-reason-pedal-assist-electric-bike-purchases/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Leading reasons for pedal-assist electric bicycle (pedelec) purchases in Japan as of December 2019 [Graph], au Insurance, February 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095993/japan-leading-reason-pedal-assist-electric-bike-purchases/
