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[–] Cowbob45 12 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Yes but not everyone lives in a flatland like the dutch do, I believe I could fully transition to a bicycle if cars weren't the top priority on my city, but I know many friends that live in parts of the city that are basically mountains.

[–] chickpeaze 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ebikes have really helped flatten things out in my area. I see plenty of couples in their 70s and 80s tooling around.

However they're not cheap, and I think there should be tax incentives for buying them.

[–] sam@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Canada I've seen some places advertising a 500$ rebate for ebikes.

[–] RehRomano@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

In BC it's up to $1400 scaling with income!

[–] packadal 1 points 1 year ago

I completely agree with the incentive, and in some countries there are.

For instance in France, there are government helps for buying ebikes.

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