“Most of the money – around 93%! – will probably go to people who would have purchased a zero-emission vehicle or hybrid anyway.”

“…while it takes a $1,000 subsidy to raise zero-emission vehicle demand by 2.6%, it only takes about $100 to do the same for e-bikes.”

“Remarkably, 44% of those [e-bike] sales would go to incentivized buyers who would not have otherwise purchased an e-bike.”

“Without the proposed cap of just 3,000 rebates, DC could expect to see around 8,000 additional e-bike sales, nearly doubling demand…”

“an e-bike subsidy is 2.9 times more effective per dollar at displacing gasoline miles than a zero-emission vehicle subsidy.”

@allinsea Sigh…the ebike subsidy in BC Canada requires you trade in a car. I’d love to skip the care and just get an ebike as a 2nd mode of family transportation. @dgoldsmith

@curtismchale @allinsea @dgoldsmith That seems very short-sighted. Living without a car completely is just not a good option for most people who don't live in dense cities (and many who do), especially people who are already used to owning cars (i.e. have one to trade in). But an ebike will cut down on a lot of short car trips, which is the most inefficient use of an ICE. And in our household, which has 3 drivers and two cars, it enables us to get by without a 3rd car.