_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

'Pretty remarkable': UBC study finds e-bike rebates led to decreased car use

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'Pretty remarkable': UBC study finds e-bike rebates led to decreased car use

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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There's new evidence that offering people incentives to purchase e-bikes can significantly reduce their reliance on cars.

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Skill issue. The only reason people there are like that is because the suburbs were designed wrong.

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