Thread by @holz_bau

a lot of e-cargo bikes were just eliminated. this will make it much harder for families or businesses to ditch cars.

build back better? only if we're building cars, apparently.

what a dumb timeline.

https://twitter.com/DavidZipper/status/1455984841883783177

this should have been increased. it should have had same income limits as EVs. it should have included non-electric cargo bikes as well

we have no serious decarbonization goals.

the embodied carbon of one small car is > 50 e-cargo bikes.

an EV has much higher embodied carbon than a car.

just. idiots.

https://twitter.com/carltonreid/status/1440939331284357122?s=20

really wish anyone in the democratic party was paying attention.

meanwhile, earlier this year, @ABaerbock's @Die_Gruenen proposed a billion dollars in e-cargo bike subsidies for businesses and individuals

cleanenergywire.org/news/greens-wa…

@ABaerbock @Die_Gruenen these are rough *base* costs for various e-cargo bikes:

yuba curry spicy: $5k
beno boost E 10D: $4.2k
riese + mueller load 60: $8.6k
urban arrow: $6k
tern GSD: $5.1k
larry vs. harry e-bullitt: $6.2k
ferla e-trike: $5k

if e-bike credit is capped at $4k, those would not be eligible

and these are all basic models. by the time you add better braking systems, gear needed to haul kiddos, rain gear - it can add up

we should be making it *easier* to ditch cars or drive significantly less. not harder

we need e-bike subsidies that will *entice* people to ditch their cars.

we need cities to build protected and direct bike networks.

and a plethora of other actions to *actually* decarbonize and ruggedize, while improving livability: treehugger.com/climate-action…