For most cyclists, the chance to get into nature on the regular is one of the biggest attractions of the sport. Whether you climb mountains on a road bike, or explore trail networks on your eMTB, two wheels are a great way to commune with the environment.
We think this easy access to the outdoors is one of the big reasons why eMTB has grown so prodigiously over the past few years.
Electric bikes represent a fantastic alternative to conventional transportation for a bunch of reasons.
If you can replace even a few car journeys with trips on your eMTB, you’ll have a huge, positive ecological impact. Of course, if you are in a position to fully swap from car to bike, that’s even better.
The biggest factor in this is, of course, emissions. Conventional automobiles burn fuel and release carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as some pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and hydrocarbons (HC). By comparison, eMTBs are emission free when you’re riding them.
Electric mountain bikes are also very efficient transportation machines. Our bikes use an Avinox motor system, which is known for its efficiency. You can tailor the amount of energy being used by selecting one of four settings: Eco, Trail, Turbo and Boost. As its name suggests, Eco is the most energy-economical of the settings, helping to conserve energy.
If you are also charging your eMTB battery from a renewable source, then that amplifies the green benefits. This depends to some extent on your home energy provider, and whether or not you have solar panels installed at your residence.
One of the things we love most about electric mountain bikes is their capacity to get more and different people outdoors.
Using an eMTB to explore the world around you is a low-impact way to connect with nature. You don’t need a gas-guzzling SUV to take you into the outdoors when you have an efficient, emission-free alternative.
And we believe that a deeper connection with the natural world naturally leads people to make greener choices in all walks of life, not just when it comes to transportation options or how they spend their leisure time.
While riding your eMTB is extremely green, it’s important to be informed of the full picture.
Making electric batteries – including but not limited to those used in eMTBs – involves the extraction of minerals from the earth. This has an impact environmentally. The process often requires a lot of energy, and also can cause damage to local landscapes.
With the minerals in-hand, the actual production of lithium-ion batteries involves chemical processes that can release greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to air pollution.
With a powerful and supremely capable eMTB, it might be tempting to thrash your way through the backwoods – truly pushing the bike to its limits. We’d strongly advise against this, as taking your e-bike off-trail, even if it can handle the test, could seriously harm the ecosystem.
Riding e-bikes over non-marked trails could impact wildlife and local flora, not to mention causing soil erosion that would impact the health of the ecosystem over time.
We’d advise always sticking to the trails as they are marked and being respectful of the beautiful environments your eMTB can take you to.
Worried about the environmental impact of your eMTB once it reaches the end of its life? The great news is it has never been easier to recycle your e-bike’s battery. There are services all over the world doing exactly this.
In the USA, there are a host of great organisations you could choose. Call2Recycle works with local bike shops to offer e-bike battery recycling. They have literally hundreds of partner stores all over the country.
EMTB riders in the United Kingdom with a battery to recycle can contact Velorim. This company actually started out offering recycling services for inner tubes and bicycle tyres, only moving onto batteries as well more recently. That means you can drop off your old, worn out rubber when you hand in your battery to double up on green goodness.
The Netherlands has an organisation called Stichting Open, which recycles all batteries – not just those of e-bikes. To recycle your ebike battery, they charge a small recycling fee of €1 per kilogram that your battery weighs.
While eMTBs aren't without environmental costs – particularly in battery production – their benefits as low-emission, energy-efficient transport make them a strong ally in greener living. They offer an accessible, sustainable way to connect with nature, encouraging more eco-conscious choices beyond just transportation. With responsible trail use and proper battery recycling, eMTB riders can enjoy the outdoors while minimising their ecological footprint.
If that’s got you convinced to switch to an eMTB, let us point you toward the incredible Amflow PL. This awesome platform gives you all the electric assistance you need to take on trails at the weekend, and to replace regular car journeys during the week.
Perfect for pros, and awesome for newbies, it’s an all-rounder eMTB made for long, adventurous days on the mountain – but it can easily be set up for riding errands, too.
The Amflow PL electric mountain bike offers 105 Nm of max continuous torque in an ultra-light build.
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