CANBERRA'S e-bike library has been struggling to keep up with demand since it was launched last September.
The Canberra Times reports that 82% of those borrowing an e-bike for the two-week loan period say they’re now in the market for an e-bike with 37% buying one almost immediately.
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She says financial barriers are very real for low-income people and would support much steeper subsidies for people low incomes or benefits. Subsidised rental schemes that provide e-bike at very cheap rates could be an option.
Big cargo-style bikes are increasingly replacing the second car in many families but they’re prohibitively expensive – sometimes over $10,000 – so solutions that allow families to try them out would be helpful.
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A good quality cargo-bike costs upwards of $8000 - so, it's a big investment but with it often replacing a second car it can make good economic as well as environmental sense.
Mikkelsen says he first began importing the cargo bike out of passion rather than because it made any economic sense, but now they were a big part of the business. “There are lots of families for who it just absolutely changes the way they’re living. Kids love going to school on them.”
“There’s so much less wasted time behind the wheel. It makes life easier for a lot of people,” Mikkelsen says.
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