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The Government has launched a new grant scheme which will see islanders selected at random for a voucher of up to £600 towards an electric-powered bike.
The first application window opens this week, with just over 100 applicants to be chosen at random for a £300 voucher towards an e-bike, £600 towards an e-cargo bike or £600 towards an adapted e-cycle which can be used in participating local shops.
Further application windows will open once every three months over the next two years.
The £300,000 scheme is one of the initiatives forming part of the 'Carbon Neutral Roadmap' – a set of policies aiming to ensure the island hits net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Pictured: Over 100 applicants are to be chosen at random for a voucher towards an e-bike, which can be used in participating local shops.
The Assistant Minister with responsibility for climate-related policy, Deputy Hilary Jeune said her officers estimated the scheme would remove the annual equivalent of 133 peoples' carbon emissions – nearly 500 tonnes.
Depending on the make and wattage, most E-bikes cost anywhere between £2,000 and £6,000.
Pictured: The £300,000 scheme is one of the initiatives forming part of the 'Carbon Neutral Roadmap'.
E-cargo bikes are electric bikes with a large storage area, while adapted e-cycles are designed for people with disabilities and can have more than two wheels.
It's not the first time there has been a government scheme to drive e-bike use locally - others were launched in 2016 and 2019.
More information on the latest scheme can be found here.
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