“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 is just such a horrible plan! To use my family as an example: Trading in our van (our only vehicle) isn't an option, because my wife's in a wheelchair. But if I had an ebike (especially if I bought a trailer for it), I could use it for so many short trips from the house to the library, pharmacist, grocery store, etc., eliminating a big chunk of my driving miles.