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China's Nationwide "Cash For Clunkers' Trade-In Program Causing Huge E-Bike Boom

05 Jul 2025 | Abstracted from Electrek

Thanks to a generous nationwide trade-in program rolled out around six months ago, China has seen an explosive surge in electric bicycle sales, with over 8.47 million new e-bikes hitting the road in the first half of 2025 alone...The program...offers subsidies to riders who trade in their old, often outdated electric bikes for newer, safer, and more efficient models...over 82,000 small independent e-bike dealers reported average sales increases of ¥302,000 (around US $42,000)..."

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