Mastodawn

This is exactly the kind of low-hanging fruit that ebikes are perfect for and could make a massive difference in our transportation system. The majority of car trips in the US are less than 3 miles, and there are plenty of people for whom owning a car is a huge (often insurmountable) cost burden. Make bikes & ebikes free (or close to it) for those folks. The benefits pay for themselves. #BikeNYC

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/28/first-new-yorker-to-get-a-subsidized-e-bike-its-perfect

First New Yorker To Get A Subsidized E-Bike: 'It's Perfect' - Streetsblog New York City

Meet the first person in the state to get a subsidised e-bike!

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Andres S 5d ago

The comments are, as usual, terrible. But to address some of them: many people have cars who can't afford them. Sometimes they're hand-me-downs, sometimes they're old junkers at the end of their life that they got a good deal on. But while those older cars were cheap up-front, the cost to continue maintaining them becomes a burden as parts fail. A $3,000 car has 100k+ miles on it and is a going to need parts replaced very soon. A $3,000 _new_ ebike is a high quality vehicle with warranty.

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Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭

@Andres4NY Not to mention that fact that sometimes, people's economic circumstances change for the worse. I, for one, used to make a healthy upper middle class income, and now am living literally below the poverty level. That's why I've been car-free now for nearly 4 years. Yes, I used to have a car, an old Ford F-150 that was a hand-me-down from my deceased father, who paid something like $40K for it new 25 years ago. It was 20 years old when it broke down and I couldn't afford to get it fixed.