{"id":7420,"date":"2024-01-20T08:10:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T00:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/tiffany-keep-has-been-in-the-thick-of-the-xc-action\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:57:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T06:57:28","slug":"tiffany-keep-has-been-in-the-thick-of-the-xc-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/tiffany-keep-has-been-in-the-thick-of-the-xc-action\/","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s \u20ac2,000 e-bike subsidy goes live, adds second-hand option"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7420\" class=\"elementor elementor-7420 elementor-32\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4672f7ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4672f7ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b681c2c\" data-id=\"3b681c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fe6524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fe6524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">The French Government has now followed through on an earlier commitment to offer any resident a state-funded bike or e-bike subsidy of up to \u20ac2,000. The scheme now even includes the chance to use the aid to buy a second-hand unit sold by a professional outlet.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">The pioneering scheme has one key aim \u2013 that is to promote cycling as a viable alternative to driving for short journeys, upping the accessibility to those on all incomes and throwing a lifeline to those with disabilities who may otherwise have found it difficult to access and cover the costs of a&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingelectric.com\/buyers-guides\/the-best-electric-bikes-to-aid-those-with-a-disability-or-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 197, 191); transition-property: border, background, color; transition-duration: 0.05s; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">pedal-assisted mobility aid<\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">While there is no mentioned link, the scheme no doubt has taken inspiration from the capital city\u2019s progress, where the mayor has, since Covid\u2019s arrival, given fair weighting to active travel in transport spending, an action that has stimulated Parisian\u2019s to take to walking and cycling in numbers on hundreds of kilometres of new cycle lanes.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">The commitments come as part of a broader&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/www.ecologie.gouv.fr\/sites\/default\/files\/23100_DP-Plan-velo-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 197, 191); transition-property: border, background, color; transition-duration: 0.05s; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">2023 to 2027 cycling and walking plan<\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">, developed by the country\u2019s first interministerial cycling and walking committee. The scheme will therefore run until 2027 and has evolved around a professional refurbishment market that now includes reputable online specialists in this sphere, such as<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.upway.fr\/collections\/plus-de-2000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 197, 191); transition-property: border, background, color; transition-duration: 0.05s; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">&nbsp;Upway<\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">There are of course some criteria to meet before residents can apply. One of those, excluding those with a disability, is income. The&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asp-public.fr\/aides\/aide-lachat-dun-cycle-ou-dun-cycle-pedalage-assiste-bonus-velo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 197, 191); transition-property: border, background, color; transition-duration: 0.05s; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">text<\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;reads \u2018This criterion now increases from 13,489 Euros of RFR per unit to&nbsp;14,089 Euros (in reference to taxable income).&nbsp;For the most modest households, the criterion increases from 6,300 Euros of RFR per share to&nbsp;6,358 Euros.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">There does also appear to be caps on the level of subsidy available, with bike purchases receiving less subsidy than electric bikes and electric bikes again receiving less than the maximum afforded to those buying electric cargo bikes, which it can fairly be said have applications both for personal utility and for business purposes. Again, the overarching aim here is to reduce short journey car trips, decongest cities and lower pollution, all the while improving the health of the nation.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">No electric bikes with a lead acid battery qualify for the scheme down to the outdated technology. The bought cycle cannot be resold in the year following its purchase and the scheme can only be used one time per resident. Each bike sold must carry a unique identifier, written on to the frame, a scheme designed to combat the stolen goods trade in cycles.<\/span><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><br style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Work Sans&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Now comes the question, will the UK\u2019s next Government follow France once again? During Covid\u2019s first lockdowns a runaway success bike repair voucher scheme introduced was actually a borrowed idea first introduced in France. An e-bike subsidy is one area for conversation that Cycling Electric broached with a Labour MP this week and will soon follow in an interview published here.<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French Government has now followed through on an earlier commitment to offer any resident a state-funded bike or e-bike subsidy of up to \u20ac2,000. The scheme now even includes the chance to use the aid to buy a second-hand unit sold by a professional outlet.The pioneering scheme has one key aim \u2013 that is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[408,389,407],"class_list":["post-7420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-helmets","tag-motocycle","tag-bike"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9270,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7420\/revisions\/9270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shingesun.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}