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You are here: Home / Archives for Campaign for Better Transport

Should Electric Bikes Be Subsidized Like Electric Cars?

January 17, 2018 by Guest 5 Comments

-By Richard Shrubb

Could government subsidies get more people on e-bikes?

A number of European countries have begun schemes to pay towards the cost of new e-bikes.

In Sweden there is a 25% subsidy for all e-bike sales until 2020.

A UK campaign is growing in strength for their government to do the same. Importantly incentivizing people into buying e-bikes isn’t just to support the industry (as many governments subsidize the oil and gas industry for example).

Let’s look at the reasons that e-bike tax breaks or government grants could get people out of their cars and onto their electric bikes.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Electric Bike Advocacy Tagged With: Bridget Fox, Campaign for Better Transport, subsidy, The European Cycling Federation

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