Congress' new reconciliation language DOES include the e-bike tax credit -- and it's back up to 30% of the e-bike's cost (the House had previously cut it to 15%).
Other core elements remain the same-- still means-tested (starting at $75k income), still requires the e-bike to cost less than $5k.
CORRECTION: E-bikes up to $8k would be eligible for a tax credit, but the amount is reduced if the model costs over $5k.
The answer is yes.
The electric vehicle credit is available to individuals earning up to $400k (or households up to $800k), while the e-bike credit is closed to individuals with income over $83k (or households over $158k).
This month @VanMoof unveiled the V, a “hyperbike” capable of 37 mph - faster than the fastest Tour de France time trial.
VanMoof knows that regulations aren't designed for a bike like this, but CEO Ties Carlier told me he expects governments to adapt. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In the USA, an e-bike that exceeds 28 mph falls into a regulatory limbo. State officials admitted to me that they don’t know how to treat it.
Is it a bike - or a moped, which would trigger extra rules for registration, helmet use, etc? wired.com/story/guide-to…
Nope! Expanded highways attract more car trips, which inevitably slows traffic down again. You can blame induced demand, a theory that economists (but not construction-loving state DOTs) have long accepted. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Myth 2⃣: "94% of human crashes are caused by human error"
Nope! Blaming the driver alone lets others off the hook, including engineers who design dangerous roads, car companies building heavier & taller SUVs/trucks, and cities underinvesting in sidewalks.
In @Slate, my take on the controversy around Dr. Missy Cummings’ appointment at @NHTSAgov — and what it means for the Biden admin's ability to address the recklessness of Tesla Autopilot and Full-Self Driving.
A Duke professor and human factors expert, Cummings is well qualified for the role, which requires working w/carmakers, tech co's, gov officials, and advocacy groups.
A backlash has come from the company whose pattern of disregarding safety gives it the most to lose: Tesla.
Cummings has been vocal about the dangers of Autopilot and Full-Self Driving (I interviewed her for this piece last December).
But that doesn't mean she's biased -- it makes her realistic and knowledgable, like Lina Khan criticizing Facebook. slate.com/technology/202…
Public officials could powerfully improve urban lives by emphasizing **access** (easily reachable destinations) instead of **speed** (fast roads + rail).
A 🧵 about this new-ish book (2019), which explains why -- and how.
Economist Anthony Downs gets credit for the idea of induced demand, but its roots go back *much* further than his 1962 article.
In 1927, engineer Arthur S. Tuttle warned that new urban roads “would be filled immediately by traffic which is now repressed because of congestion.”
In the 1920s and 1930s city officials worried about wooing suburbanites to shop and work, so they shrunk their sidewalks and ripped up public space to accommodate more cars.