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13 hours agoCalifornia Quietly Kills Electric Bike Vouchers, Sending Money to EV Incentives Instead | KQED
More than 100,000 people flooded the application site during the first drop of 1,000 vouchers last December. A second drop in May yielded a similar interest level. CARB's e-bike program, created by a bill passed in 2022, faced difficulties getting off the ground. It wasn't until 2024 that the agency began issuing $1,750 vouchers for a range of approved bikes to people whose annual household income fell under 300% of the federal poverty line.
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