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More anecdotal data. I ride with a group of retired folks. About 60% of the 75+ year olds ride eBikes. Riding an eBike enables them to continue riding with the group. We've got several couples where one rides a regular bike and the other an eBike so that they can keep up and not be completely worn out on longer rides.

My wife and I did a bike tour in southern France last year. She rode an eBike and that made the hills (and riding into the Mistral) doable for her.

My father got an eBike at 80 years old and rides it for most errands in his small midwest town when the weather allows, including grocery shopping.

So I can easily understand that eBikes can lead to more miles ridden.

My anecdotal data does not back up the claim that eBike riders log more miles than non-eBike riders. But we've got some exceptional older riders in our group with several logging 7000+ miles a year and one that logs 17,000-18,000 miles a year.