A statewide rebate program for Colorado residents looking to buy electric bikes will launch this summer, the largest of its kind in the nation, state officials announced Thursday.
A statewide rebate program for Colorado residents looking to buy electric bikes will launch this summer, one the largest of its kind in the nation, state officials announced Thursday.program, which the state legislature passed last year, the Colorado Energy Office set aside $6.6 million for the rebates, Ari Rosenblum, a spokesperson for the office, said in a release.
Not only will greater access to e-bikes expand transportation options for Coloradans but it will also reduce air pollution.
E-bikes are particularly suited to reduce greenhouse gas emissions because nearly 60% of vehicle trips in the country are six miles or less, Sarah Thorne, a senior program manager for the Energy Office’s transportation team, said in a release. And 75% of those trips are 10 miles or less.Coloradans can apply for the rebates online in August on the Energy Office’s. State officials will open application periods for one week each month and randomly select rebate winners, Rosenblum said.
Income eligibility for the rebates will be based on the area median income in the county where the applicants live, Rosenblum said. Rebates are available for the bikes themselves but also for equipment like helmets and locks and more.
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