Any kind of bike can have electric assistance.
Can i get an electric bike on the cycle to work scheme.
Tracey west a sellafield ltd employee purchased an electric bike last year through the scheme she said.
Under the scheme an employer can pay for a new bicycle including bicycle accessories and the employee then repays the cost in regular installments from their gross salary.
Electric assist hybrids are most common but there are electric assist road bikes mountain bikes tricycles and folding bikes.
More employers than ever before are able to offer schemes with limits in excess of 1 000 meaning you can save 25 39 on the total cost of an e bike.
Bear in mind that e bike isn t a genre in its own right.
Raleigh s stow e way 1 100 is an example of the latter.
Some companies are set up with a 3rd party who assists them in the scheme such as cycle scheme ride2work c2w support bike2work evans ride2work halfords cycle to work bikes for the nhs green commute initiative previously.
You can get a bike from niche providers too such as mason cycles.
Helping hand e bikes often cost over 1 000.
The cycle to work scheme generally known as the bike to work scheme is a tax incentive scheme to encourage employees to cycle to work.