France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who trade in their car

Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by pjmlp on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:27AM (#32564610)

Most people in India drive bycicle mostly because there is no other option the family can afford. It is an upgrade of being forced to walk everywhere.

Those that can afford it, quickly upgrade to motorbikes.

I rode bycicle for a couple of times in Norway and Switzerland during snowy Winters, no thanks.

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by snovv_crash on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @08:48AM (#32578716)

I have a 20 minute commute on bicycle in Switzerland, and in winter it just means I need gloves, a jacket and maybe rain pants if it's raining.

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by pjmlp on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @01:16PM (#32582596)

Good for you, when I rode bycicle to CERN, for two years, it was because I did not have a choice, thus cycling with -15° C (in some bad days) it was.

I jumped of joy when I could get a green plates car, and wasn't an happy fellow when it broke down a couple of months later.

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by wikfwikf on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:43AM (#32564811)

Are motorcycles somehow cooler than bicycles?

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Re:France is now offering a €4k e-bike subsidy to people who... by pjmlp on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:56AM (#32564981)

Yes, thanks to the wind when driving fast.

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