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The Welsh Government have committed a funding extension to ensure that the E-Move community e-bike project will extend until 2024.

E-Move is a project delivered by GTV��Ƶ Cymru that enables people across Wales to borrow an e-bike for free.

The aim of the project is to make e-bikes accessible to people, particularly in disadvantaged communities, and to show that more sustainable travel options exist.

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Real alternative as a healthier, more affordable mode of transport

Lee Waters, Deputy Climate Change Minister with a responsibility for transport, said:

“We need to do all we can to encourage more people to swap their car for a bike to travel shorter journeys.

“Cycling isn’t just better for the environment, it’s much cheaper than running a car and great for your mental and physical health too.”

Entering its second year, E-Move operates in five different locations in Wales: Aberystwyth, Barry, Newtown, Rhyl, and Swansea.

People who used the project in its first year are estimated to have saved 600kg of CO2.

E-Move’s also been found to have had positive impacts on people’s sense of health and wellbeing.

70% of people felt healthier after borrowing and using an e-bike, and 76% of people felt their wellbeing had improved.

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Real change for both people and businesses across Wales

Alongside e-bikes for individuals, E-Move also offers e-cargo bikes for businesses and community organisations.

The project has seen lots of different examples of businesses taking advantage of the free loans – a community bakery in Rhyl, a gardener in Aberystwyth, and a B&B in Powys.

A number of people who’ve taken part in the project have spoken about how it’s helped changed their travel behaviour.

Gemma, a teacher from Barry, has spoken about how borrowing an e-bike , and the impact it’s had on her family.

Continuing the work among communities across Wales

One of the latest businesses to benefit from E-Move is , which has been using an e-cargo bike to deliver bread to the community.

Chris Cundill, Company Director at Rosa's Bakery, said:

“This is a great way of getting our bread out to the people who maybe can’t make it to the bakery for whatever reason.

“We’re delighted that already there’s a lot of buzz around it.”

Programme Manager at GTV��Ƶ Cymru, Liz Rees said:

“We’re very happy to have received a further year of funding for E-Move.

“Since 2021, E-Move has helped people in five disadvantaged communities across Wales to access and borrow e-cycles for free.”

“This has meant people with poor public transport links, lack of access to cars, and age and health conditions have been able to travel.”

Learn more about the E-Move project.

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