solarbird | Washington State eBike rebate programme 2026 is GO

Washington State’s statewide eBike rebate applications are open! Instead of one big random selection like last year, it’ll be spaced out monthly. You do have to re-register for this year, but only the first time – after that you’re eligible for every drawing.

I can’t recommend a good ebike enough. Seriously. Second photo is what I biked home with on Sunday:

a three-wheeled cargo bike trailer containing three eight-packs of mineral water, two six-packs of pre-brewed unsweetened tea, and four large bags of groceries, still inside the grocery store. a push bar is attached to the trailer, letting it be used as a cart.

Go read Seattle Bike Blog for all the deets. But if you have any interest in biking again and live in a super-hilly area like me? Again: can’t recommend it enough. There are three-wheelers, there are cargo eBikes (so you don’t have to roll your own trailer like I did), there are four-wheelers, there are recumbents. There are bikes with different levels of assist – I have the lowest kind, a Grade 1, assist-only and a completely normal bike when it’s off, and it’s all Anna and I need.

Anyway, get into the drawing. If nothing else, as multiple people told me on Sunday – it’s a hell of a good way to beat gas prices. Neither Anna nor I have cared what gas costs in years, and you can know the joy of not giving a fuck about it either, too.

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