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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
by adrianN 4y ago
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.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoThe 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.