Power-assisted bikes do cost more than regular bikes. However, as I mentioned in my presentation, they cost less than a car, for example, and they enable their owners to make similar trips.
What we are increasingly seeing is that power-assisted bike trips are not only adding to automobile trips, but also replacing them, as these bikes allow for longer distances compared to regular bikes.
Similar programs are in place in a number of places. Nova Scotia, for example, has a credit program for the purchase of a power-assisted bicycle.
As for details on how the program will be adjusted, we will leave it to the Department of Finance to define the percentage of credit or the amount to be given for the purchase of a power-assisted bike. However, we can easily imagine a credit of $500 to $1,000 to help people who want to purchase a power-assisted bike or a cargo bike. We can also think of cargo bikes for transporting goods.
So there is a whole range of possibilities, and we see no reason why assistance for electric vehicle purchases should be limited to automobiles and active transportation should be neglected.