You can also get an e-bike subsidy of 300 euros if you keep your old car.

In addition to dramatically raising the amount available to anyone wishing to purchase an electric bike after trading in their car, France has upped the grants available to those considering doing so. Now, you can trade in your car for up to €4,000 to help pay for an e-bike.

In Lithuania, a similar program has been in place for a few years and has been incredibly successful.

The French Federation of Bicycle Users' (FUB) Olivier Schneider made the following statement when the idea was initially brought forward in France last year: "For the first time it is recognized that the solution is not to make cars greener, but simply to reduce their number."

According to Wion, the amount made accessible through the primes à la conversion scheme has increased to €3,000. Meanwhile, households with lower earnings can get up to €4,000 following a recent Parliamentary vote.

Additionally, any member of the household that switches their car for an ebike will be eligible for a grant instead of only one person in the past when applying for one of these subsidies per home.

Simple grants that do not require changing a car have also increased from €200 to €300, with a cap of €300 for households with lower incomes and individuals with disabilities.

Also, grants for e-cargo bikes have been doubled from €1,000 to €2,000, although subsidies are limited to 40% of the bike's original cost.

A somewhat comparable program to trade in an old automobile for $3000 in credits for public transportation, e-bike rental, e-bike purchase, etc. is offered in Coventry and the West Midlands.

Although not quite as generous as the French program, this proposal is being looked into by a few UK municipalities.

The UK government continues to move painfully slowly on ebikes, cycling, and other forms of active transportation. However, people still  feel happy about self-driving cars and subsidised electric cars.