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Our e-bike rebate programs are advancing safety, affordability, and equitable access to e-bike ownership.
Shared Mobility Inc. works to make transportation more accessible, affordable, and equitable. Our e-bike rebate programs put that mission into practice by addressing the financial and practical barriers that can prevent people from accessing safe, reliable transportation.
SMI is a national leader in the development and implementation of equitable e-bike incentive programs. We pioneered this work in New York as the first—and, to date, only—organization to launch and operate e-bike rebate programs in the state.
For SMI, this work is about much more than providing a discount. We combine financial assistance with education, safety equipment, riding instruction, community outreach, local bike shop partnerships, and hands-on participant support. This comprehensive approach helps ensure that people have not only access to an e-bike, but also the knowledge and resources to ride safely and confidently.
SMI combines financial incentives with community outreach, safety education, local retailer partnerships, riding instruction, and hands-on participant support.
Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model, we work with several local governments, community-based organizations, bike shops, transportation partners, and residents to design programs that reflect each community’s needs.
Our E-Bike Rebate partners include local governments, community-based organizations, bike shops, and transportation partners:
SMI develops and manages the full structure of an incentive program, including eligibility requirements, applications, voucher distribution, retailer participation, participant communications, data collection, and evaluation.
We partner with trusted local organizations to reach residents, understand transportation barriers, shape program outreach, and connect participants with support.
Participants receive clear information about e-bike operation, traffic laws, battery charging, storage, maintenance, and responsible riding. Programs may also include online education, test rides, in-person instruction, and assistance throughout the purchase process.
SMI works with participating local bike shops to connect residents with safe, reliable e-bikes that meet applicable standards. We also incorporate helmets, locks, and other essential equipment into our programs.
Our programs prioritize people who face financial and transportation barriers. Point-of-sale incentives allow participants to receive the discount when purchasing an e-bike rather than paying the full cost and waiting for reimbursement.
This program connects income-qualified residents in WNY with point-of-sale e-bike discounts, safety education, equipment, and participating local bike shops.
Project MOVER provides eligible Westchester County residents with e-bike incentives, safety resources, and support from participating local retailers.
SMI is developing a playbook for optimizing the implementation of e-bike rebates on a statewide level in the Empire State, building upon the existing Drive Clean EV rebate program.
SMI is building on these programs to help additional communities develop locally tailored e-bike incentives that expand safe and affordable transportation access.
E-bike incentives are most effective when they are part of a broader mobility strategy.
SMI brings together program development, community engagement, retailer coordination, education, riding instruction, safety equipment, and ongoing evaluation. This approach ensures that participants receive more than a discount. They receive the knowledge, resources, and support necessary to make an e-bike a practical part of their daily lives.
An e-bike rebate program reduces the cost of purchasing an eligible e-bike, making ownership more affordable for participants. SMI’s programs pair e-bike safety education with point-of-sale incentives which allow participants to receive the discount directly through participating local bike retailers rather than paying the full cost upfront and waiting for reimbursement.
SMI believes that expanding access to e-bikes must go hand in hand with promoting safe use. Our programs pair financial incentives with education on safe riding, battery charging and storage, maintenance, and applicable e-bike laws, in partnership with local bike shops and community organizations.
Yes. SMI works with public agencies, funders, community organizations, and other partners to design and implement e-bike incentive programs from concept through launch and evaluation. Our experience includes program design, eligibility and incentive structure, retailer coordination, community outreach, safety education, participant support, and program administration.
SMI rebate programs are designed to support the purchase of safe, legal, low-speed e-bikes that meet applicable equipment and electrical safety standards, including UL certification requirements established by each program. Incentives are not redeemable for illegal e-motos, high-speed electric motorcycles, or other vehicles that fall outside legal e-bike classifications.
SMI is using its hands-on experience designing and operating rebate programs to better understand what makes e-bike incentives safe, equitable, accessible, and effective. Through our work in New York and with partners across the country, we are testing approaches to incentive levels, point-of-sale delivery, retailer participation, safety education, community outreach, and program administration that will help inform future e-bike incentive programs at the local, state, and national level.
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Shared Mobility Inc. works with governments, funders, community organizations, and transportation partners to develop and operate safe, equitable, and community-centered e-bike incentive programs.
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