SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The California Air Resources Board said it has ended, for now, a popular program that provides vouchers for low-income Californians to purchase electric bicycles.

Instead, about $18 million from the California E-Bike Incentive Project is being redirected to another incentive program called Clean Cars 4 All that helps people trade in their gas-guzzling cars for electric or hybrid vehicles, CARB confirmed.

(Video above: Consumer Reports | E-bikes 101.)

CARB said the e-bike incentive program, which launched in 2024, has helped more than 2,100 Californians with low incomes purchase an e-bike with up to $2,000 in vouchers. The vouchers were doled out to eligible recipients during two application periods.

“A third application round was anticipated to take place next

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