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Cost-benefit assessments of an e-bike subvention programme in Oslo, Norway

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  • Veisten, Knut
  • Fyhri, Aslak
  • Harkjerr Halse, Askill
  • Sundfør, Hanne Beate

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In an attempt to increase the bicycle share in transport in Oslo, the municipality launched an e-bike subvention programme in 2016. One thousand persons were to receive a 20% subvention if they bought an e-bike, by registering via a municipal webpage on a first come first served basis. Nearly 700 ended up buying a subsidised e-bike. A connected research project surveyed subvention recipients and non-recipients, including registration of daily transport by cycle/e-bike, walk, car, and public transport, before the programme took effect, with a similar surveying after most of those qualifying for subvention had bought their e-bike. In this paper we assess the effects of the e-bike subvention in a cost-benefit analysis.

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  • Veisten, Knut & Fyhri, Aslak & Harkjerr Halse, Askill & Sundfør, Hanne Beate, 2024. "Cost-benefit assessments of an e-bike subvention programme in Oslo, Norway," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 180(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:180:y:2024:i:c:s0965856424000223
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2024.103974
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