{"id":12897,"date":"2022-08-23T14:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/23\/france-is-giving-e4000-to-people-who-trade-in-their-car-for-an-e-bike\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T14:39:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T14:39:51","slug":"france-is-giving-e4000-to-people-who-trade-in-their-car-for-an-e-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/23\/france-is-giving-e4000-to-people-who-trade-in-their-car-for-an-e-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"France is giving \u20ac4,000 to people who trade in their car for an e-bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/22\/23316962\/france-ebike-car-trade-subsidy-climate-change<\/a>
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France\u2019s government increased the size of the subsidy it offers to people who trade in their gas-powered cars for electric bikes to as much as \u20ac4,000 (approx. $3,976) per person, according to The Times<\/em><\/a>. The money is meant to incentivize people to ditch their polluting modes of transportation in favor of cleaner, more environmentally friendly alternatives. <\/p>\n

People who live in low-income households in low-emission urban zones that trade in their cars are eligible for the full \u20ac4,000 subsidy to put toward the purchase of an e-bike. (Traditional, non-motorized bikes also qualify for the incentive.) French citizens from higher income brackets can claim smaller subsidies. <\/p>\n

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