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Electric bikes are a great way to get about – so why does the EU plan to stifle their potential?

Victoria Sowter
11 June 2010
Victoria Sowter became a regular e-bike user following the onset of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She was formerly transport policy team leader at Buckinghamshire County Council.
Victoria Sowter became a regular e-bike user following the onset of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She was formerly transport policy team leader at Buckinghamshire County Council.

 

In 2009 a document entitled Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future committed the Department for Transport to cutting road transport carbon emissions. Further, in the report Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK, the Government committed £400m to encourage the development and uptake of ultra-low carbon vehicles i.e. electric cars. But will these vehicles really make a significant impact on the Climate Change Act target of an 80% cut by 2050? Much depends on the source of electricity, but the...

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