Overview
- State officials announced the relaunch on Aug. 7 and the first registration window opens Aug. 24 for one week, with quarterly one-week openings through the next year.
- The Colorado Energy Office secured $3 million from the Community Access Enterprise to fund roughly 2,800 point-of-sale rebates aimed at lower-income households.
- Standard rebates are $1,000 and buyers of e-cargo or adaptive e-bikes receive an extra $300, and recipients must purchase from participating retailers to get the discount at checkout.
- Eligibility is capped at households earning up to 80% of their county’s area median income, and customers can stack the rebate with the state e-bike tax credit when retailers take part in both programs.
- The program builds on a 2023–2025 run that drew more than 34,000 applicants, showed recipients replaced about 2.85 car trips per week, and produced emissions reductions equivalent to millions of miles not driven, which officials say could help improve air quality and mobility for residents.