Hansard Extracts

[Wisper Bikes]

Would, anyone like me to keep the forum up to date with the Hansard entries on questions asked in the Lords regarding electric bikes/transport?

Lord Laird who is President of BEBA will be asking questions and in my position at BEBA they are all being sent to me as and when published.

If anyone has a sensible question they would like asked I can put to Lord Laird for consideration.

All the best David

HOUSE OF LORDS

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

THE LORD LAIRD asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proposals they have to require planning authorities to ensure that public
buildings have electrical power points for electric road transport. HL5761

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and
Local Government (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

The Government wishes to see wide take up of this technology, without distinction between installations on public and private buildings, and therefore will be providing up to £30 million to encourage local authorities and. business to install electric vehicle charging points upon their premises. The Government will also be consulting very shortly on proposed changes to the planning system in England which would make it easier to install electric vehicle charging points in both on-street and off-street areas.

 

[flecc]

Yes please on the updates of items as they occur in the Lords David.

I haven't any e-bike specific questions at present, one reason being that so much of that subject is dependent on EU law rather than national law now.
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[Wisper Bikes]

Lords

OK Flecc I will post all the questions and answers as I get them through.

Europe is certainly dictating the rules governing electric bike standards, however we are still autonomous with regards to the law in respect of insurance and licensing. More importantly we are lobbying for higher cash limits on electric bikes bought through the C2W scheme and better facilities in the UK for safer roads and safe storage etc.

All the best David

 

[Dynamic Position]

Yes please David.

The only question I can think of at present is whether the government would provide financial incentive (like the Italian government's 30%) to individuals in order to tempt people to buy a new electric bike/replacement battery. E-bikes must figure somewhere in the governments policies whether it is alternative transport, carbon reduction, road congestion, or health. E-bikes in my opinion must be greener and safer than e-cars?

 

[eddieo]

Yes please David.

The only question I can think of at present is whether the government would provide financial incentive (like the Italian government's 30%) to individuals in order to tempt people to buy a new electric bike/replacement battery. E-bikes must figure somewhere in the governments policies whether it is alternative transport, carbon reduction, road congestion, or health. E-bikes in my opinion must be greener and safer than e-cars?

Good one!

also when will they abandon Trident, and when will the meak inherit the earth

 

[Barry Heaven]

David - A government that seriously wishes to tackle climate change and obesity could well consider the experiences of Holland and Copenhagen where dedicated cycle lanes have resulted in much higher levels of cycle use and lower accident levels than in the UK. Such infrastructure being in place would be ideal to encourage people who are not natural cyclists to to leave the car and use an electric bike.

The question is, I think, should be the Government encourage cycling and e-cycling by provision of dedicated cycling infrastructure that will make cycling significantly more popular and thereby reduce CO2 emissions and meet the NHS's targets to increase people's fitness and reduce obesity?

 

[emissions-free]

David - A government that seriously wishes to tackle climate change and obesity could well consider the experiences of Holland and Copenhagen where dedicated cycle lanes have resulted in much higher levels of cycle use and lower accident levels than in the UK. Such infrastructure being in place would be ideal to encourage people who are not natural cyclists to to leave the car and use an electric bike.

The question is, I think, should be the Government encourage cycling and e-cycling by provision of dedicated cycling infrastructure that will make cycling significantly more popular and thereby reduce CO2 emissions and meet the NHS's targets to increase people's fitness and reduce obesity?

I'm with Barry on this 1

The average city would be a better place if there were less cars, less combustion engines and wherever possible those journeys were done by either public transport, bike or e bike. Why don't they just use their usual green tactic of taxing the motorised versions of transport more heavily in congested city locations. That way everyone's a winner, the Government can manage to screw some more money out of people, people employing the cost effective transport will have improved health through more exercise and likely less stress. If the government really want to do something worthwhile they could then take a small propertion of that extra revenue to make the life of the cyclists more pleasant and safe and futher encourage bike useage But then revenue would fall because are no longer justifiable, no better just take the money and don't do much to make cycling a viable alternative...

Not anti car in any way, (love fast cars almost as much as fast motorbikes and ebikes) but who really needs 1.5 tonnes of expensive stuff with 150hp of power to crawl across London. London to Manchester, yeah it make sense. The A406 on a Friday afternoon, no thanks