The state cancelled an upcoming round of applications for the wildly popular e-bike incentive program that provided up to $2,000 toward the cost of an electric bike.
The California Air Resources Board is defunding its e-bike incentive program due to budget constraints despite — or because of — the program’s massive popularity.
Writing in Smart Cities Dive, Dan Zukowski explains that the program, which issued over 2,100 vouchers in its first two rounds, offered up to $2,000 to Californians to offset the cost of electric bikes.
Now, $17 million that was allocated to the program will be redirected to CARB’s Clean Cars 4 All program. “CARB said the cancellation ‘is a recent outcome of legislative direction,’ and it has ‘just started informing program partners.’”
According to Zukowski, “CARB said that ‘funding conversations are ongoing, and it’s possible additional funding could be allocated in future years.’”
FULL STORY: CARB defunds California e-bike incentive program
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