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Future Bicycle warns of stagnation in cycling promotion

The Constitutional Court's ruling on the Climate Protection Act has massive consequences for the bicycle industry and the promotion of cycling. The association warns of delays for the mobility transition and climate protection.

Appeal to the Chancellor: Mobility transition is more than just a shift in drive technology. The association Zukunft Fahrrad highlights the potential of pedelecs and the bicycle industry. | Photo: Zukunft Fahrrad
Appeal to the Chancellor: Mobility transition is more than just a shift in drive technology. The association Zukunft Fahrrad highlights the potential of pedelecs and the bicycle industry. | Photo: Zukunft Fahrrad
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The ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court on the Climate and Transformation Fund also has massive consequences for the bicycle industry and the promotion of cycling traffic. The industry association Zukunft Fahrrad is now warning about this. In the short term, important funding programs for cycling traffic have been put on hold, and no new funding notices are currently being issued, causing the responsible parties to be alarmed. Among those affected are:

  • the purchase premium for commercial e-cargo bikes and trailers, as well as the funding programs "Climate Protection in Cycling Traffic" and the "Bike+Ride Initiative" of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
  • the promotion of measures to implement the "National Cycling Plan 3.0" as well as the funding programs "City and Country" and "Bicycle Parking Facilities at Train Stations" of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
 

In the medium term, there is a lack of government funds for the transformation of mobility and the mobility economy towards climate neutrality, criticizes the association further. They point to the great potential of e-bikes and the bicycle industry, also in terms of value creation and jobs. The association calls on politicians to set the right impulses. That is not in sight. The Chancellor prioritizes the mere drive shift in the transport sector and on Monday, at the so-called mobility summit at the Chancellor's office, only meets with automobile players, the responsible parties complain.

"We appeal to the traffic light coalition in the current budget crisis: Consider the interests of the entire mobility economy and support the transformation of the sector to make it future-proof. This requires more promotion of cycling and a strong bicycle industry," the association says.

Translated automatically from German.
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