Awareness & usage of e-bikes

• How often do you ride a bicycle?
• Do you own a bicycle?
• Which type of bicycle do you use most?
• Are you planning to purchase a new bicycle within the next 12 months? This refers only to new bicycles, not to used ones.
• What kind of bicycle will you most likely purchase?
• How much will you spend at max on your new bicycle? (US$)
• Have you heard the term e-bike before?
• Have you ever ridden an e-bike?
• For what kind of rides would you use an e-bike? (respondents who do not own an e-bike)
• For what kind of rides do you use your e-bike? (respondents who own an e-bike)
• Could you imagine using an e-bike instead of your car/bus/subway to get to your office?

Purchase intentions

• How likely will you purchase a new e-bike within the next 12 months?
• How much would you spend at max on an e-bike? (US$)
• Which features are important to you, when purchasing an e-bike?

E-bike brands

• Which of these brands do you know as producers of e-bikes?
• From which brand is your e-bike?
• Which brands would be an option for you when purchasing a new e-bike?

Channels & information seeking

• How did you first hear about e-bikes?
• Where would you gather information prior to the purchase of a new e-bike?
• From which of these shops and dealers would you consider purchasing your e-bike?

Attitudes toward e-bikes

• What would make you consider purchasing an e-bike?
• Imagine you own an e-bike, which of these statements apply to you?
• Which of these statements apply to you?
• Do you have any concerns about ebikes?

Shared bicycle systems

• How often do you borrow or rent bicycles?
• Which options do you have, if you want to borrow a bicycle?
• How often do you use shared bicycle systems, such as BCycle or lime?
• How much do you spend per month on the use of shared bicycles? (US$)
• In which situations do you use shared bicycle systems?
• If you didn't have a shared bicycle system, what would you use as an alternative?
• Which shared bicycle systems do you use most?
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / easy handling
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / enough bicycles at every station
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / enough stations
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / good condition of the bicycles
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / good cost-benefit ratio
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / good service
• Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most? / only this shared bicycle system is available in my region
• Top-2 (I agree completely, I agree little): Why do you prefer the shared bicycle system you use most?
• How happy are you with the bicycle share system you use most overall?
• What convinced you to register at the bicycle share system?
• Why don’t you use shared bicycle systems (yet)?
• A lot of companies, like e.g. lime or Jump, offer a range of different means of transportation. Which of the following means of transportation in shared mobility systems did you use at least once?
• Which of the following means of transportation in shared mobility systems do you prefer?

Demographics

• What is your gender?
• Age
• Age, categorial
• What is your primary language?
• Which race / ethnicity best describes you?
• Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?
• What is your marital status?
• Which of the following categories best describes your current employment status?
• How many people – including yourself and all children – permanently live in your household?
• How many children and teenagers below 14 years of age permanently live in your household, no matter if they are your natural children or not?
• How big is the town you live in?
• Where do you currently live?
• How much total combined money do all members of your household earn annually?