The program targets delivery workers on e-bikes, who are the backbone of the city’s critical food and parcel delivery services.
The NYC DOT has already begun accepting applications for the new E-Bike Trade-In Program, which is open to delivery workers with non-compliant electric bicycles as well as the often-seen electric scooters/mopeds that don’t really qualify as e-bikes, despite their ubiquitous use in the industry.
In exchange for trading in a non-certified vehicle, the delivery worker will receive a new UL-certified electric bike with a spare UL-certified battery.
The program is free to participate in with no additional cost for the delivery workers.
However, the supply of free electric bicycles is described as “limited.”.
If the eligible applicant pool ends up exceeding the number of free electric bikes available, the NYC DOT will use a lottery system to choose program participants.
Those wishing to apply can submit their applications anytime before the application window closes on March 10, 2025. »
