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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks Pete for helping me with my less than slick social media posting skills.

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Elle @biknmusicmama.bsky.social · 7h

E-bikes don’t have this problem.

Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 12h

Real-world data from 800k cars on the road - rather than data from distorting lab tests - show plug-in hybrids, with a large battery as well as a combustion engine, are 4.9x worse than official data say, making them essentially as bad as ordinary petrol cars

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · 9h

NEW PAPER ALERT! E-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK: Insights from surveys and suburban trials, . This presents some of the results from our ELEVATE project doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #SustainableTransport #ActiveTravel #Micromobility #ECargoBikes @micromobility-its.bsky.social

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Sep 12

Over the Summer we were visited by the team from hashtag #GlobalCyclingNetwork to speak about our Elevate project e-cargo bike findings. The resulting video is available now and covers some of the things that we found and speaks to some of our participants.

The ELEVATE Research Project @micromobility-its.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Global Cycling Network's recent video featured our ELEVATE participants and research!

Hear from @sirichardson.bsky.social @drianphilips.bsky.social @nofixedclass.bsky.social and our #Leeds participants, below!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ0K...

#SustainableTransport #EMicromobility

What Happens When Real People Try e-Cargo Bikes?

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

www.youtube.com

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Jul 17

E-(Cargo) Bikes: Finance and Access Workshop summary is live. Another great piece of work from our ELEVATE @micromobility-its.bsky.social team led by Sally Cairns Noel Cass Theresa Nelson. blogs.brighton.ac.uk/elevate/file...

blogs.brighton.ac.uk

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Jul 17

The stand is mostly touching the front wheel & fork so could be a hassle to lock to frame & rear wheel Also It doesn't look like it would work well for an e-cargo bike, or accessible cycle

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Noel Cass @nofixedclass.bsky.social · Jul 17

I wrote this pre our national workshops on Financial Access to E-(cargo) bikes, thinking about Total Cost of Ownership vs cars, the second car as a particular target for replacement with such bikes, and the potential appeal of the leasing model of ownership (which is so addictive for car ownership).

E-cargo bike access: Total Cost of Ownership, the appeal to second car owners, and leasing | The ELEVATE Project

Blog written by Dr. Noel Cass E-cargo bike access: Total Cost of Ownership, the appeal to second car owners, and leasing ...

blogs.brighton.ac.uk

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Jun 25

I am presenting work from the ELEVATE project in Dublin today. I'll be talking about where household e-cargo bikes go - the types of roads they use , trip distances and so on

The ELEVATE Research Project @micromobility-its.bsky.social · Jun 24

❗ELEVATE at #UTSG2025❗

Some of the ELEVATE team are off to Dublin by 🚆& ⛴️ .. [NO ✈️] to share our research on #ecargobikes

Catch @drianphilips.bsky.social & Dr Alice de Séjournet if you're there tinyurl.com/25mty268

Not at UTSG DW, we'll upload slides here: blogs.brighton.ac.uk/elevate/

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Prof. Jillian Anable @jilliananable.bsky.social · Jun 24

Excited for #UTSG2025 🥳

Sharing @infuzeleeds.bsky.social & TRANSAS research this week & proud to see these featured too:

◼️ELEVATE @drianphilips.bsky.social & Dr Alice de Sejournet
◼️CARS ‪@drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social ‬
◼️UKERC-CAV @nofixedclass.bsky.social
◼️TRANSAS @llinosbrown.bsky.social

Conference Schedule Poster: “ELEVATE, TRANSAS, INFUZE, and CARS at UTSG 2025”
Conference dates: June 25–27, 2025.
Each session is listed with a calendar icon, the speaker's name, affiliated project(s), session title, and talk title.

Wednesday, June 25:

Prof. Jillian Anable (INFUZE/TRANSAS) — Session 2C Shared Mobility:
“What goes up must come down? A systematic review of the processes of change in levels of car ownership”

Prof. Jillian Anable (INFUZE/TRANSAS) — Session 2C Shared Mobility:
“Changes in Household Car Ownership and Impact of Covid-19 – A Panel Case Study of Shifting Trends”

Dr. Llinos Brown (TRANSAS) — Session 2A Post-Pandemic Behaviour:
“What goes up must come down? A systematic review...”

Dr. Ian Philips (ELEVATE) — Session 1D Active Travel:
“Analysis of domestic e-cargo bike GPS traces in UK suburbs”

Dr. Noel Cass (UKERC-CAV) — Session 2B Autonomous Vehicles:
“Public acceptance and uptake of shared autonomous vehicles: A mixed methods study”

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The ELEVATE Research Project @micromobility-its.bsky.social · Apr 10

Proud to say that ELEVATE was part of this event! We had attendees #testride #ecargo bikes from our research trials. Check out the video below and don't forget to look at the riding videos on our webpage 🚲😎
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/elevate/2025...

@drianphilips.bsky.social

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Mar 11

PREPRINT ALERT : www.preprints.org/manuscript/2... E-Cargo Bikes as a Personal Transport Mode in the UK: Insights from National Surveys and Suburban Trials. We present wide ranging insights from our study of domestic use of e-cargo bikes in the UK. @micromobility-its.bsky.social

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The ELEVATE Research Project @micromobility-its.bsky.social · Feb 20

‼️JOB ALERT: Closes 17th March 2025 ‼️

Quantitative Transport Data Analyst needed for the HELMET (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooters) project based at the Institute for Transport Studies @universityofleeds.bsky.social
👇👇👇
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

#ITSLeeds @drianphilips.bsky.social

Job Opportunity: Quantitative Transport Data Analyst
12-month fixed-term position for the HELMET research project (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooters) at the Institute for Transport Studies.
Responsibilities include supporting carbon impact analysis, calculating CO₂ savings from survey data on shared e-bikes and e-scooters in UK cities, and extrapolating findings to estimate population-wide impacts.
Application Deadline: Monday, 17th March 2025.

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Jan 16

Cyclists cannot win. For every "I want you to ring your bell at me" there is an equal and opposite "How dare you ring your bell at me"

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Jan 16

My petty gripe: I just want one ding from speeding cyclists. How hard can it be?

It’s called a shared path for a reason, but a peaceful walkway can turn into something more like a racetrack My family recently moved house (still unpacking those last non-priority boxes) to a spot near a shared pedestrian/cyclist pathway and a few…

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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · Jan 9

The cycle industry organisation said the programme conflated e-bikes with “illegal e-motorbikes”, lacked balance, and “failed to properly inform the public”

The BA also urged the BBC to “provide proper balance when addressing contentious transport issues” in future
road.cc/312013 #cycling

Bicycle Association formally complains to BBC over Adrian Chiles’ e-bike Panorama “misrepresentation”, claiming episode “unjustifiably damaged” legal e-bike industry

The cycle industry organisation said the programme conflated e-bikes with “illegal e-motorbikes”, lacked balance, and “failed to properly inform the public”

road.cc

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Dec 20

More great stuff from Malcolm on carbon.place.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · Dec 20

Happening now, in Copenhagen. Should be happening in lots of cities, on both sides of the Atlantic.

www.tv2kosmopol.dk/koebenhavn/8...

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(The)Resa Nelson @dr-resa-nelson.bsky.social · Nov 27

Getting into the #ChristmasSpirit thanks to this cool and Christmassy #ecargobike I spotted this morning! #sheffield #sheffieldissuper #electriccargobike

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Dec 20

We think that e-cargo bikes have a lot to offer too , thanks for posting your
article @micromobility-its.bsky.social blogs.brighton.ac.uk/elevate/rese...

Research Outputs | The ELEVATE Project

On this page we have included various research outputs, including: Journal Articles Book Chapters Reports and Briefing Notes ...

blogs.brighton.ac.uk

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · Dec 20

MAJOR NEW STUDY: Followed 82,000 subjects in #Scotland, up to age 74, found that cyclists + pedestrians had significantly reduced risks of:
— early death
—cancer
—cardiovascular mortality
—hospitalization for ANY reason.

Published in @bmj.com

bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/...

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · Dec 20

Couple of days after I posted this the DfT released the latest transport stats. www.gov.uk/government/s... Think congestion is bad now? DfT models it's going to worsen.

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Dec 18

How did I miss this study when it came out a few months ago? Google Scholar normally emails me about anything that even mentioned cycling. Anyway - WOW, look at the effect sizes for the benefits of active travel

Jim's Wheels @jimswheels.bsky.social · Dec 18

bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/... full study here, abstract is good explanation

Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study

Background Despite active travel investment increasing, evidence of benefit is often limited to selected health outcomes and a short follow-up period, and cyclists and pedestrians are often analysed t...

bmjpublichealth.bmj.com

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Dec 18

Well this looks fascinating and an important contribution to transport & climate policy thinking.

NEF taking on the huge question of how to define & meet human needs for travel within planetary boundaries.

Here’s their discussion starter on sufficient & excessive transport consumption.

Figure 1 details a ‘consumption corridor’ for transport. The floor is defined as deprivation - covering transport poverty & social isolation. Sufficiency is split by comfortable & essential use of different modes. Excessive means travel that breaches environmental limits - only cars and flights can do this.

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Greg Marsden @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social · Dec 13

A very accessible and informative summary of the transport decarbonisation challenge from @jilliananable.bsky.social - rocking it as usual. Coffee time essential read

Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Dec 12

Latest paper from our upcoming Progressive Review issue.

An essential read by @jilliananable.bsky.social on our failing approach to transport decarbonisation, the scale of the challenge we face in the second half of the decade and where to focus efforts to achieve the UK's 2030 climate target👇

Decarbonisation pathways for UK transport

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social · Dec 19

Dr Malcolm Morgan joined BBC Radio 4 to talk about his research into the feasibility of switching planes for trains to decarbonise holidays.

Listen from 31:59:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

You and Yours - Dangerous Sweets; Grinch Bots; Shop Christmas Windows - BBC Sounds

The American imported snacks containing banned ingredients in UK shops

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Philips @drianphilips.bsky.social · Dec 20

This is our latest paper from the ELEVATE project. Hopefully several more papers forthcoming over the next few months.

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