Subsidising e-bikes instead of cars could really kick the electric vehicle

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I can see this working nicely in NZ; but it would almost certainly need to wait until we have a major government change:

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First job: change Utes back to being the farm vehicles they were designed as: so tax laws based on rural/farm categories, (Vans for city-based tradies). Then look at subsidising ebikes alongside building the cycle infrastructure required.

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We already have this scheme here. Check out workride;

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We do have the workride scheme in NZ:

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Well, sort of.

In order to be eligible, one must:

  1. Have salaried employment (this is via salary sacrifice)
  2. This job must be with an organisation who has signed up to WorkRide

While I don’t doubt it is brilliant for many people (and bike shops), only a (hopefully sizeable) minority can actually take advantage of this.

Of note, it excludes children, retirees, the unemployed, the self-employed, those in domestic roles. That is a lot of people.