MAINE PUBLIC • February 7, 2023
A proposal that would qualify electric bicycles for Efficiency Maine rebates is drawing enthusiastic support from environmentalists and retailers, but its fate in the legislature will likely hinge on how it's funded and its foggy carbon reduction benefits. Michael Stoddard, director of Efficiency Maine, said that using electricity rates to subsidize the program is probably not appropriate, which means an e-bike rebate program would have to be funded by the state.