Study finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling
Millions of Britons are trapped in transport poverty owing to a lack of alternatives to car ownership, with some spending nearly a fifth of their pre-tax income keeping a car on the road, a study has found.
In recent years electric-assist bikes, or e-bikes, have become increasingly popular replacements for cars for some households – particularly e-cargo bikes that can carry children or heavy items such as shopping. The government has ended its subsidy for electric car purchases, but this is still available for other types of vehicles such as vans, and also for electric motorbikes and mopeds. However, it has never been extended to e-bikes or e-cargo bikes, despite calls from campaigners for this to happen to help people switch from car use.
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