VERMONT OFFERS REBATES FOR E-BIKES

Green Mountain Power (GMP), the largest utility in Vermont, just launched a unique rebate program aimed at improving bike mobility for its customers. At participating Vermont bike shops, customers can get a $200 rebate off an electric bike, electric cargo bike or an installed electric-assist conversion kit. This is really the first significant e-bike rebate ever offered in the nation, and the program covers more than half of Vermont’s population.

In addition, GMP has teamed up with VBike, the state’s e-bike expert advocacy organization based in Brattleboro, to help its customers with VBike’s free bike consultation program, which is funded by the Vermont Agency of Transportation through Go Vermont, Vermont’s alternative transportation. VBike’s consultation program provides free advice on bike design and technology for the specific needs of Vermont residents. It is the only service of its kind in the United States funded by a state!

This story incorporates a visionary state transportation agency, a Vermont advocacy group promoting new design and technology for bike transportation (that’s VBike), Vermont’s unique innovative renewable energy policy, and a bold Vermont utility. www.vbikesolutions.org