- Funderpants ( @FunderPants@lemmy.ca ) 19•7 months ago
I was searching for an ebike for a year or so when my province introduced a subsidy. All of a sudden, the local shops put the price of their bikes up by the exact amount of the subsidy.
Edit: my story has a happy ending for me anyway. The province rebated ebikes purchased anywhere, so I ordered a superior model for less money and had it shipped to me.
- JillyB ( @JillyB@beehaw.org ) 5•7 months ago
Sounds like a good way for the local shops to push people to online sales.
- Funderpants ( @FunderPants@lemmy.ca ) 2•7 months ago
That’s what they did for me yea.
- ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 ( @Nemo@midwest.social ) 5•7 months ago
How about subsidies for regular bikes?
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 3•7 months ago
Not green enough. It needs to have a battery to be “green” and “renewable”
- Dymonika ( @Dymonika@beehaw.org ) 2•6 months ago
For me, a big benefit would be allowing bicyclists to use both sides of the sidewalk going in any direction. I really don’t want to be on the road.
- AutoPastry ( @AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz ) 2•7 months ago
Several other states will indeed follow suit:https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/how-to/buying-advice/usa-can-i-get-a-rebate-for-an-e-bike-state-by-state-guideEdit: missed that this is subsidies rather than a rebate. Amen!
- darkphotonstudio ( @darkphotonstudio@beehaw.org ) 2•7 months ago
Nah, the other states are too busy making abortion, books, education, and worker protections illegal.