ICLEI Member Glasgow (United Kingdom) has recently pledged to match a near 180,000 GBP funding award from Transport Scotland to help kick-start the city’s eBike revolution.

The 180,000 cash grant from Transport Scotland will ensure that 63 electrically assisted eBikes can now be introduced into Glasgow.

However, to ensure that essential infrastructure is in place to allow eBikes to operate successfully within the city, the council will also commit a further 180,000 GBP to the project. This money will be spent on 83 eBike docking stations that will be installed at 21 of the existing hire locations already stationed around Glasgow.

Welcoming the addition of eBikes to the city’s transport system, Councillor Anna Richardson, City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, said: “I am absolutely delighted that our bid to bring eBikes to Glasgow has received such strong backing from Transport Scotland.  Glasgow will soon have the biggest fleet of eBikes in the country and this will help to make cycling a much more accessible option for getting about the city.”

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