Unlocking the potential of e-bikes and scooters with calls to extend subsidies beyond cars
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Across Australia, state and federal governments are offering an array of subsidies, tax breaks and discounts on fees such as registration for electric vehicles. In WA, a rebate of $3,500 is available to buyers of eligible zero-emission cars, but some suggest this support should be extended to two-wheeled EVs.
  • rjulyan@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Denver has a rebate program for e-bikes, and the state of Colorado is doing the same. I got an e-bike from the very first round of rebates a year and a half ago, and it’s one of my most favorite items I own. I rode it every week to work and am so sad that winter is just about here. (I know some bike in all weather, but I am just not cut out for that.)

  • JM-Lemmi@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    And then there is Germany, that just closed a “loophole” where 50cc and 125cc class electric motorcycles (4kw and 11kw) were eligible for CO² certificates, which was around 300€/year as subsidy (not paid by the state but by polluting companies)

        • AgentPyke@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Where do we get the electricity for EVs? What do we do with the battery when it’s no longer useful? How dirty is the slave labor mining for materials?

          EV is not as good for the environment as hydrogen is. If we didn’t have govt handouts and tax breaks to push EV, the free market would recognize that hydrogen is cleaner and ppl would choose that.

          • Blue-Thunder@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Considering the materials in the battery itself are infinitely recycleable, you should just go back to your O&G masters and realize just how ignorant your talking points are.

            • AgentPyke@alien.topBEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Water electrolysis, fossil fuels, or biomass. We could have had a natural progression into water electrolysis, and carbon capture solutions, as we slowly built out EV infrastructure and cleaner ways to do it, etc.

              Instead, we waste by building EV batteries, delivering power from coal, fossil fuels, etc.

              Hybrid vehicles make sense for us right now. Much more than EV, in my opinion. I want EV though, eagerly waiting for right distance and quality.

              • Suitable_Switch5242@alien.topBEnglish
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                1 year ago

                So most of your sources for hydrogen involve using the same dirty energy sources that you criticize EVs for using.

                And hydrogen vehicles use more of that energy for every mile driven for the life of the vehicle.

                PHEVs can be low emissions if the battery is really large enough to cover your daily commute and you can charge it every day at home or work. At which point it’s really just a small battery EV. This isn’t a solution for anyone who can’t charge at home or work though.