Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who...
by adrianN on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:57AM
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Since you need to get rid of a car to get the subsidy and you have to pay a substantial part of the cost of the bicycle yourself, even if you wanted to scrap a car to buy a new one you probably expect to use the electric bike at least often enough to justify paying the subsidized price for it.
Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who...
by mytailorisrich on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @12:26PM
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The point of my previous comment is that I don't see many people swapping their car for an ebike. That would be the key metric to judge this scheme (alongside the actual cost to taxpayers...)
I am sure some people will use the scheme but probably because they were thinking of getting an ebike anyway and a replacing their car for a new one...
It's the usual and main issue with those schemes: they are political decisions and don't always make practical or economical sense.
It's not the same use case and in congested places like central Paris people who need a motor have scooters.
Feedback stats on these schemes are important but rarely conducted or published in a transparent way as the government obviously has a vested interest in claiming that they work great.