E-Bike Savings Calculator

See what you could save each year by swapping your everyday trips for an electric bike. Move the sliders to match your own routine, the numbers update as you go.

Your trip

One-way distance: 5 miles Days a week you make this trip: 5 days What you use now

Car (gas) Rideshare Transit

Gas price ($ per gallon)

Your car’s fuel economy (MPG)

Parking per day (optional)

What you’d spend on the e-bike (for payback)

Your savings

You could save about

a year, after e-bike running costs

Per month

Over 5 years

CO2 avoided / yr

0 lbs

E-bike pays for itself in

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How we work these numbers out

Yearly miles = one-way distance x 2 x days per week x 52.
Car cost uses your gas price and MPG, plus any parking. Rideshare and transit use your own per-trip fare.
E-bike running cost is estimated at about 2 cents a mile, which covers charging plus light upkeep like tyres and brake pads.
CO2 avoided assumes roughly 19.6 lbs of CO2 per gallon of gasoline burned.
These are estimates to give you a realistic ballpark, not an exact quote. Your real numbers will vary with weather, terrain, and how you ride.

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