I agree with your analysis of this trend. I am also very interested in this phenomena and have been lobbying the local councils and transport authorities in the UK to add facilities. My local council have a plan to add 3 hubs. Hopefully due to me. The hubs should have car clubs, public transport and cycle routes to city centre.
My company has a fast external rack to aid transitions. Hopefully this might assist in Ebike Park n Pedal/Bike in the future.
I would be interested in understanding your research further?
Good for you, nice work!
MK seems to be very open to new mobility ideas, they are at the forefront of autonomy testing and BEV charging.
Excuse my ignorance, what is a fast external rack? I assume it is one of those multi bike parks with accessible high level racking.
My research is in conjunction with automotive groups and trend analysis, this research will direct other people who might want to create infrastructure or car/bike integration.
Simply, it is looking likely that (for the next ten years at least) a commuter will want to hold on to their internal combustion power car even after the day they cannot get to their office any more due to low emission zones (LEZ).
The data suggests that the commuter is increasingly likely to put a bike on/in their car and finish their journey on that. A transport authority (e.g. MK Highways) might use this to provide better out of town services, including bike rental schemes. A vehicle accessories provider (e.g. Thule) might instead choose to use this data to develop a bike battery charging dock for a passenger car.
Currently only london has a LEZ which restricts passenger cars but the number of cities is likely to increase so I am trying to theorise what people
might be prepared to do
if these were to be introduced at their place of work. All other international cities that have a LEZ also have a good public transit network so it is currently very hard to work out ebike usage.
J