An e-bike rebate program in California continues to enjoy overwhelming popularity after the initiative was expanded in 2025.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced in a press release that it was more than doubling the number of customers eligible to receive $1,000 off the purchase of a new e-bike. In the previous year, 25,000 residents eagerly snapped up the rebate, and in 2025, 55,000 took up the offer in just hours.
SFPUC's general manager, Dennis Herrera, hailed the program's success: "Transportation is still one of the biggest sources of pollution, and this rebate helps make clean e-bike options more affordable. For people who thought owning an e-bike was out of reach, this can be the difference maker."
E-bike sales are skyrocketing in the United States. Between 2019 and 2022, the number of units sold increased fourfold from 287,000 to 1.1 million, per the Department of Energy. The surging popularity is easy to understand. E-bikes offer an enjoyable ride and are accessible to every level of fitness. The bike's motor can take care of the more difficult portions of the ride, and in a city as famously hilly as San Francisco, that's a huge selling point.
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Rebate programs for e-bikes have been a big hit in other cities nationwide. Residents in Atlanta, Denver, and Tacoma, Washington, have all jumped at the chance to take advantage of the programs. It's a situation where everyone wins. Local retailers thrive, residents save money and get more active, and the environment benefits from fewer cars on the road.
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One resident who took advantage of the program said it "forever changed my commute" and described it as "One of the best programs I have received while living in San Francisco."
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