nice. @TheEconomist engages in cargo bike bashing, and then provides zero source for their claim.
i looked around online and couldn't find anything, either, anyone know?
economist.com/finance-and-ec…
i looked around online and couldn't find anything, either, anyone know?
economist.com/finance-and-ec…
'Locals use bicycles, which have wheelbarrow-sized box attached at front, to do weekly shop or ferry children around. Because they cut CO2 emissions, local authorities are subsidising craze. But the well-intentioned schemes look pricey when you consider how much carbon is abated'
in 2018 - the berlin senate released 200k for cargo bike subsidies. 1000 euro subsidies for e-cargo bikes, 500 euro for non-electrified.
2000 people applied, 243 subsidies were awarded.
berlin.de/sen/uvk/verkeh…
2000 people applied, 243 subsidies were awarded.
berlin.de/sen/uvk/verkeh…
in 2019, the fund was increased to 500.000 euros, with the same price being carried through for the next several years as well.
if you think ~240 cargo bikes - a third of which are being used in lieu of delivery trucks - are only saving 7 tons of carbon a year, your math is bad
if you think ~240 cargo bikes - a third of which are being used in lieu of delivery trucks - are only saving 7 tons of carbon a year, your math is bad
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