Isle of Wight Council has been awarded funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver a series of five pilot projects to give Island residents the opportunity to try an electric bike (e-bike).

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The DfT has specifically asked us to look at ways of providing access to e-bikes to residents from certain groups. The DfT have found there is lower take up of e-bikes from these groups as they are more likely to be excluded from existing schemes to access e-bikes such as the Cycle to Work Scheme. These groups include:

• Women
• People with a health issue / disability
• People aged over 65
• Non-white ethnic population

 

This programme will also help to inform planning for the DfT's upcoming national e-bike programme.

 

Starting in July 2021, Isle of Wight Council will be delivering five distinct e-bike projects. To find out more details about these projects and how to apply, please follow the links below.

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If you would like to read Isle of Wight Council's successful bid to the DfT for this programme, you can view it here.