E-BIKE Act Reintroduced to Congress
Congress has revived hopes that a federal tax credit for e-bike purchases may be passed. The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment Act has been introduced by Reps Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
The act would grant buyers of an e-bike a 30 percent credit on e-bikes costing up to $8000. The tax credit would max out at $1500. If passed, individuals could make a purchase once every three years, or twice for a couple filing jointly if they both bought e-bikes.
The bill mirrors credits that we’ve seen for EV purchases with caps for income. Single filers would be capped at $150,000, heads of household would be capped at $225,000, while couples filing jointly would not be capped until $300,000.
An e-bike tax credit was proposed in the Build Back Better Act in 2021, but it was cut from the final legislation that was signed into law as the Inflation Reduction Act.
IS THE ROTWILD R.X275 ULTRA THE WORLD’S LIGHTEST E-MTB?
The race is surely on to break the 15kg / 33.07lb weight barrier in the competition to claim the accolade of world’s lightest full-suspension e-mtb. German manufacturer Rotwild have just produced the R.X725 which, with a claimed weight of 15.3kg / 33.7lbs is probably the lightest full suspension production e-mtb in the world.
They managed this by using a full carbon frame and also by using the relatively small and light TQ HPR 50 mid-drive system along with a modest capacity 250 Wh non-removable battery. Other features include 130/120 mm suspension travel at the front and rear respectively. There is also the option of a 160Wh range extender.
German-based e-mountainbike are one of the first websites to review the R.X275 and conclude ‘The ROTWILD R.X275 was designed to be ridden in the lower support modes, and is meant to feel more like an analogue mountain bike rather than behaving like a conventional ebike – with the benefits of the additional power boost (power button)!
Prices start at €12,499.
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