Cost Effective

Economical transport

Travelling the city is more expensive than ever before. The rising cost of fuel and public transport, let alone the environmental cost of fuel-powered vehicles, make it increasingly difficult to use these travel options.

Add to that the issues of overcrowding and late-running buses, trains and trams; and moreover potential parking fines and congestion charges.

With X-byke, you can freely travel the city in a seriously cost effective way. Our research shows that on average, it costs only 1.5pence per mile to travel.

Moreover, X-byke qualifies for the government's 'Cycle-to-Work' schemes, meaning that you will be allowed to purchase the bike and offset the cost against your income tax, making a saving of between 20-50% dependent on your tax code.

Your employer would then make a saving of around 12% of the National Insurance they would usually have to pay.

Have a look at how this compares with other methods of transport. For the purpose of this comparison, we have taken a commutable travel distance of 5 miles (that's like travelling from Waterloo to Canary Wharf in London during Congestion Charging hours).

Comparison of Powabyke's latest X-byke range with other methods of transport over a commutable distance of 5 miles.
Vehicle Type Average journey Cost / mile
X-byke £0.08 £0.015
Electric Car (G-Wizz) £0.55 £0.11
Bus (Oyster) £0.90 £0.18
Bus (Cash) £2.00 £0.40
London Underground (Oyster) £2.00 £0.40
London Underground (Cash) £4.00 £0.80
Small Car (Nissan Micra) £0.58 fuel + £8 C Charge £1.71
Medium Family Car (Renault Megane) £0.66 fuel + £8 C Charge £1.73
SUV (Land Rover Discovery) £1.44 fuel + £8 C Charge £1.89
Performance (BMW Z8) £1.50 fuel + £8 C Charge £1.90
Information provided by whatgreencar.com