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Electric grant criticised

The omission has already sparked protests from sections of the motorcycle industry and MCI has since contacted the Department for Transport demanding to know why electric two-wheelers have been excluded. In light of Transport Minister Mike Penning’s remarks in a recent meeting with the industry, where he said he ‘could not understand why motorcycles were excluded from sustainable transport policies’ this exclusion appears at odds with what the Government are trying to achieve.

Commenting, Steve Kenward, MCI CEO said: “The exclusion of electric bikes from the grant defies logic and is actually a very short-sighted move on the part of a Government which claims it is committed to ‘decarbonising’ transport.

“Electric bikes offer the congestion busting and time saving potential that all motorcycles offer, but with the added benefit of zero emissions. Instead of being ignored, surely, electric bikes should be heavily encouraged by the new Government – to prevent merely offering a continuation of the previous Government’s flawed transport policy.

“We are sure that this is nothing more than an oversight and industry calls on the Government to immediately rectify the situation and include electric motorcycles, scooters and mopeds in the new grant.”