Experiences of electric bicycle users in the sacramento, california area

Travel Behaviour and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 37-44

  Popovich, Natalie ^a   Gordon, Elizabeth ^a   Shao, Zhenying ^a   Xing, Yan ^a   Wang, Yunshi ^a   Handy, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84925158588     PISSN: 2214367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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