"Moving the $18 million to the clean-cars promotion all but ends the ambitious state e-bike program that was modeled after a pilot project first promoted by the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG. The regional planning agency in 2022 put Pedal Ahead in charge of a local e-bike program that sought to reduce greenhouse gases by encouraging people to rely on electric bikes instead of cars for short, routine trips."
""Due to state budget constraints, CARB is moving $18 million of funding previously earmarked for the California E-Bike Incentive Project to the regional Clean Cars 4 All programs to ensure funding is available," spokesperson Bradley Branan said by email. The state air board did not respond to follow=up questions about the flawed administration of the e-bike program or two investigations into Pedal Ahead, the San Diego nonprofit selected to manage the effort whose website is now suspended."
California Air Resources Board ended the statewide California E-Bike Incentive Project and cited budget constraints for closing the program. The initiative received more than $30 million to support subsidies up to $2,000 for eligible riders. CARB moved $18 million previously earmarked for the e-bike project to regional Clean Cars 4 All programs aimed at helping lower-income Californians replace high-polluting cars with plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Most of the e-bike funds were diverted to that climate-change program. The nonprofit Pedal Ahead, selected to manage the program, faced investigations and had its website suspended. The rollout experienced multiple administrative snags and frustrated thousands of applicants.
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