SB 1167 Is Now Law: California Draws a Hard Line Between E-Bikes and E-Motos
If you’ve been paying attention to the e-bike market over the last few years, you’ve probably noticed something unsettling: not everything being sold as an “e-bike” actually is one. High-powered electric motorcycles – think Sur Ron and Talaria-style machines capable of 40-50 mph – have been flooding the market under the e-bike label. They show […]
How Vista’s E-Bike Safety Requirement Is Changing What Local Rebate Programs Can Do
By ECOHCAL | Clean Transportation Equity in California When we administered California’s first statewide e-bike incentive program from 2022 through 2025 – issuing more than 2,355 vouchers and working with 450+ retailers across 46 counties – one of the consistent findings was that getting someone on an e-bike is only half the job. The other […]
Denver Built America’s Best E-Bike Program. Here’s What California Should Do Next.
When Denver launched its e-bike rebate program on Earth Day 2022, city officials budgeted $300,000 to $400,000 – enough for roughly 600 vouchers – and planned to see how residents responded. They burned through it in weeks. Three weeks in, the program had to be paused after more than 3,000 vouchers went out the door. […]
What La Mesa Got Right on E-Bike Equity
After administering California’s first statewide e-bike incentive program from 2022 through 2025, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what equity actually looks like in clean transportation policy – not as a talking point, but as a design problem. The statewide program issued more than 2,355 vouchers worth over $4.6 million across 46 counties, […]
California E-Bike Incentive Program: 2022-2025 Recap & Lessons Learned
2,355 Vouchers issued $4.6M Delivered 46 Counties served 450+ Retailers 24+ CBO partners The leadership team from ECOHCAL worked with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to administer California’s first-ever statewide e-bike incentive program from December 2022 through December 2025. This is the inside story of that program – what worked, what we learned, and […]
California E-Bike Incentives & Rebates: Complete 2026 Directory
California continues to lead the nation in e-bike incentives, with over 15 active programs offering vouchers, rebates, and vehicle-retirement credits ranging from $300 to $7,500. While the statewide CARB program concluded in December 2025 after distributing $4.5 million, regional programs through air quality districts, utility companies, and cities remain open – making e-bikes accessible to […]