“Bicycle associations demand buyer’s premium for e-bikes”
Die Welt
Several German bicycle associations are demanding a buyer’s premium for new electric bicycles, akin to the premium the federal government introduced for e-cars earlier this year, writes Philipp Vetter in Die Welt. Critics argue that such support does not make sense: “For many, the e-bike is an alternative to the normal bicycle. This switch increases the environmental impact, instead of lowering it,” Clemens Fuest, president of the Institute for Economic Research (Ifo), told Die Welt.
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