California E-Bike Incentive Project accepting first consumer applications

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Update: The California Bicycle Coalition (aka CalBike) will host a webinar on December 16, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. about the California E-Bike Incentive Project’s application process. The CalBike webinar capacity is limited to 500 attendees. CalBike will take as many questions as they can, and they’ll post a recording of the webinar on calbike.org afterward. Registration link for CalBike’s webinar, along with a helpful overview about the California E-Bike Incentive Project, is available at https://www.calbike.org/californias-e-bike-incentives-are-finally-here/. You may also be interested in a discussion about the incentives on KQED’s Forum, with CalBike Executive Director Kendra Ramsey and others: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908121/california-offers-long-awaited-cash-incentives-for-e-bikes

The California E-Bike Incentive Project is funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

As announced on the project website, the first e-bike incentive application window opens Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 6 p.m. PST.

The E-Bike Incentive vouchers will be granted to California residents age 18 or older who meet the defined income requirements.

A portion of the incentives are set aside for priority applicants of a defined income range or who reside in a low-income/disadvantaged community.

If you might be eligible, don’t delay. Visit the project website now, and get prepared to apply ASAP.

Full details, including FAQs:
https://ebikeincentives.org/

Among eligible ebikes are the Tern NBD, like the pedelec pictured below. To see all eligible bikes, refer to https://ebikeincentives.org/eligible-e-bikes/. To find a project-approved retailer, refer to: https://ebikeincentives.org/approved-retailer-map/.

Above: The Tern NBD P8i, which we first saw at Sea Otter Classic 2024, has no throttle. It provides e-assist only when the rider is pedaling, and its maximum assisted speed is 20 mph. Per California’s classifications, it is a Class 1 e-bike. Tern (https://www.ternbicycles.com/en/bikes) is among e-bike brands available from Monterey Bay locally owned bike shop Current eBikes (https://currentebikes.com/local-ebikes/). Current eBikes is a-California E-Bike Incentive Project approved retailer: https://ebikeincentives.org/approved-retailer-map/.