A mind-boggling story from the Portland Press Herald about e-bike giveaways:
The city has been giving qualifying Portlanders as much as $2,500 each to help purchase e-bikes under the goal of making transportation more accessible and safe…
A standard e-bike can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $6,000.
The city helped 75 people purchase electric bikes during the first year and is getting ready for a new round of applications with some leftover funding.
The program used $200,000 from the city’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, which the City Council set aside in 2023 along with money for the DIY Electrify program for weatherization supplies or small electric appliances.