Since the federal government failed to deliver on e-bike incentives, states and cities are stepping up to get Americans riding on two wheels.
There was a time—an instant really—when it seemed like e-bike advocates had captured lightning in a bottle.
It was popular. It was good for the Earth. It would have helped low-income Americans. So, naturally, the Senate killed it. In the end, the E-BIKE Act was removed from the final version of the IRA after a surprise agreement between Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Chuck Schumer —an unfortunate victim of old-fashioned Washington backroom politics.
Despite the letdown, Zipper and other transportation policy experts see a bright future for e-bikes. While electric car companies like Tesla and vehicles like the Ford F-150 Lightning dominate the headlines, the two-wheeled variety is slowly making its way up the road—and is even on pace to overtake EVs this year.
The surge of e-bike adoption might be a surprise, especially when you consider the stratospheric highs that EVs have hit in recent years. Since 2020, the—having gone from 10 million to 30 million on the road in 2022. Those numbers are only set to rise as countries like China double down on EV production, and the U.S. expands its EV presence through tax credits and charging infrastructure.
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