Electric Bikes
Streetsblog California
San Franciscans Are Buying E-Bikes Like Never Before. Where Do We Put Them?
Car owners get to store their cars all over the streets. How about sharing a little bit of that parking with cyclists?
January 4, 2023
CalBike Has Some Answers to Questions about State E-bike Incentives
The program is still under development, but the California Bicycle Coalition already has about 8500 people signed up to receive updates
October 21, 2022
REVIEW: GoSGV E-bike – Go Rent it!
We took the new GoSGV rental bike out for a month, in a variety of different scenarios with riders of varying skill levels, and the response was overwhelmingly positive.
October 6, 2022
Vermont Beats California: First State to Offer an E-Bike Rebate
As states across America consider subsidizing the purchase of e-bikes to get people out of cars, Vermont just quietly became the first one to actually do it.
August 29, 2022
CARB Chooses E-Bike Incentive Program Manager
Pedal Ahead, a nonprofit that provides e-bikes to San Diego residents, was chosen to run the statewide incentive program.
August 25, 2022
Updates on E-Bike Incentive Program: Workshop This Wednesday
The workshop is an open meeting to discuss policy approaches and next steps for the program, which is expected to commence at the beginning of 2023.
August 22, 2022
What Is An ‘E-Bike’ Anyway — And Where Does it Belong on the Road?
See that three-wheeler speeding along? Yes, our nation will be better off once we're all driving those instead of cars and SUVs.
August 3, 2022
Where Is California’s E-Bike Incentive Program? Part 2
The California Air Resources Board was supposed to launch the program by July 1, but has not yet chosen an administrator
July 19, 2022
Where Are California’s E-bike Incentives?
Imagine if policymakers took the potential for ebikes seriously. Imagine if legislative analysts noted that ongoing funding for new electric car subsidies could displace funding for more effective mode-shifting and VMT reduction via e-bikes, instead of the other way around.
June 9, 2022
We Need More — And Better — E-Bike Incentive Programs Across America
Nonetheless, e-bike incentives still aren't an easy sell among the groups that are best poised to create them.
May 23, 2022