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Replacing cars with electric bicycles, France will provide 4,000 euros in subsidies for users
According to the latest report, the French government has increased the scale of subsidies for people who exchange gasoline cars for electric bicycles, up to 4,000 euros per person, in order to encourage people to give up polluting modes of transportation and opt for cleaner, more environmentally friendly alternatives.
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People from low-income households living in low-emission urban areas in France are eligible to receive a 4,000-euro subsidy for the purchase of electric bikes (traditional non-motorized vehicles are also eligible for incentives) if they swap out their cars.
France first introduced such subsidies last year and has recently increased them. The French government says it wants 9% of the country to switch to cycling by 2024, up from 3% now. The Dutch figure in this area is as high as 27%, and the French government hopes to catch up with the Netherlands in this area.
The policy is modeled after a very successful program in Lithuania, in which citizens of the country are eligible for subsidies of up to 1,000 euros to buy a new electric bike, Scooters, mopeds, motorcycles, and public transport credits when you trade in your old car.
But France is not just spending money on personal subsidies. The government has also said it will invest 250 million euros to fully bicycle the city of Paris. The city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, won re-election last year, pledging to add another 130 kilometers of safe bike lanes over the next five years.