ISCycle2

Widening Equity in Ebike Use 

Background

Existing supports to purchase an ebike in Ireland are limited to people who can access the Bike-to-Work scheme through their employer. This may exclude several sectors of society from experiencing the benefits of active travel, including those who are unemployed, employed on a casual basis, or retired. We are doing this research to fill some of these gaps in current practice and to understand the impacts of providing free access to an ebike. 

Objectives


Project details 

Impacts of ISCycle2

Social inclusion

Extending opportunities to trial cycling for transport to individuals who are currently excluded from existing purchasing schemes but who can stand to benefit from active travel. 

Circular economy

Exploring avenues for the repair and reuse of ebikes, as well as processes for managing ebikes at end-of-life, to identify best-practice considerations for actors in the ebike lifetime chain.

Policy

Generating evidence about the potential for ebike uptake beyond the limits of the Bike-to-Work scheme, to make recommendations for more socially inclusive policies and schemes.