Nathan Mackie rides his ebike on the bike track next to Ruthven station, but says it’s not ‘the most accessible thing if people are struggling to get by’.Nathan Mackie rides his ebike on the bike track next to Ruthven station, but says it’s not ‘the most accessible thing if people are struggling to get by’.“We just had this hole in our budget,” Mackie says. “We were spending $1,400 on insurance a year, and before we got a concession it was $850 for rego. Plus the cost of diesel.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “But where we have seen massive growth is in leasing of ebikes,” says Peter Bourke from Bicycle Industry Australia. “When people are considering replacing their second car, it’s a big step if you haven’t used an ebike before, but once people have leased it or tested it they find it a great investment.”
“And even if I managed to hack that, it’s things like his basketball games on Saturday, which could be at any time in the afternoon at any one of maybe seven different locations.”