She got the loan from a local credit union. Power received a loan from Splendid Cycles to pay for her bike. Stay tuned!ĬORRECTION, 3:55 pm: This story originally stated that Rep. Participants must purchase a bike from a California bike shop or online. It will be very interesting to see what happens with this issue. Soon, Californians will be able to get purchase incentives to make them more. Both sit on the powerful, 13-member Joint Committee on Transportation (although a financial bill isn’t likely to be heard in that committee).Īs we shared last month, e-bike incentive and subsidy programs are spreading nationwide, but Oregon - despite doubling-down on e-car purchase incentives - has yet to join the party.
“I think people need to be given the subsidies, the tools, the incentives to be able to try it out so it’s not seen as kind of a privileged mode of transportation.”īeyond their shared commitments to climate-friendly and equitable transportation modes, representatives Pham and Power also have some of the political sway it will take to sponsor and shepherd a bill like this through the legislature. “We need to make biking more accessible to ordinary people,” she replied. Khanh Pham how bike advocates could give cycling more political punch. to finalize the build spec after you place your deposit, and the invoice. You might recall our podcast episode last week when I asked Rep Power’s fellow legislator Rep. Its a bike designed to be reliable, tough and field serviceable in the harsh. She hasn’t agreed to support any bill yet, but is very open to the idea. Power might have strong support from fellow representative Khanh Pham (D-46 Portland). Power said after her purchase last fall, she and staff met with local bike shop owners and statewide EV nonprofit Forth “to get feedback about the federal proposal and figure out what attributes about an e-bike incentive would be most helpful/important.” She added that she’s focused on the short session at the moment, but we can expect the bill next session.
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