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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by peteradio on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:13AM (#32563674)
> so it’s basically a $1k subsidy where you pay the other $1k for a bike.

And you are out a car?

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by JKCalhoun on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:26AM (#32563832)
In the U.S. your insurance obligation will then plummet, registration fees evaporate and I suspect maintenance costs wither as well.
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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by Doctor_Fegg on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:36AM (#32563968)
Which is 100% realistic in large parts of France and indeed the rest of Europe.
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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by peteradio on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:38AM (#32563993)
Indeed, its possible to bike into Geneva from countryside France without showing papers, at least it was. I almost got smoked in a roundabout there, good times.
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