Leicester gets £250k funding to help residents try ebikes

The County Council is allowing residents the chance to get £300 off the cost of an ebike, with a scheme that loans ebikes to commuters also being expanded

Wales to launch pilot schemes to boost uptake of electric bikes

Four e-bike ‘hubs’ will be established in Rhyl, Swansea, Aberystwyth (with links to Newton) and Barry, offering low cost hire and long term loan of e-bikes for local residents

Scotland launches £3.5m fund for climate-friendly projects

The Community Climate Asset Fund is offering grants for projects including those that boost energy efficiency in buildings and enable the purchase of electric vehicles and bikes

Scotland offers funding to roll out electric bikes

Up to £200,000 per application is available for organisations for the adoption of e-bikes and e-cargo bikes

UK revs up £2m funding for electric delivery bikes

Older, polluting diesel vans making short deliveries are said to be a major source of congestion and harmful emissions

Zoom! Sales of e-motorcycles and scooters to rise

Over the next decade 55 million e-motorbikes and e-scooters are likely to be sold worldwide, predicts a new report. More people will turn to electric, two-wheel vehicles as fuel prices rise and city streets become more congested, it suggests. As the epitome of biker cool, Harley Davidson’s new electric entry is also predicted to “spur” sales […]