{"id":1738,"date":"2024-12-03T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondsclimatmontreal.com\/grant\/velovolt\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:58:20","slug":"velovolt","status":"publish","type":"grant","link":"https:\/\/fondsclimatmontreal.com\/en\/grant\/velovolt\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e9lovolt by \u00c9quiterre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The \u201cV\u00e9lovolt: from car to bike\u201d project promotes electrically assisted bicycles (EABs) as an alternative to the car for business trips in Greater Montreal.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \n Grant <\/span>\n \n $40,000 <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n \n Category <\/span>\n \n Mobility <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n \n Type <\/span>\n \n NPO <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n \n Organization <\/span>\n \n \u00c9quiterre <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n \n Year <\/span>\n \n 2025 <\/span>\n <\/p>\n

\n \n Status <\/span>\n \n In progress <\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

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Financial partners: Action Climat Qu\u00e9bec, Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire – ACCEPTER le v\u00e9lo, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec and the Greater Montreal Climate Fund.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Trips to work are made by car.
\n*Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Commuting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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2021<\/h2>\n <\/span>\n
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Year of creation of the program and launch of the pilot phase with the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and the City of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Participants who responded to the survey in Phase 1 said they would be interested in using the EAB to get to work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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In its life cycle, an ACE emits between 90 and 96% less CO2 per km than a gasoline-powered vehicle.
\n*Portrait et potentiel du v\u00e9lo \u00e0 assistance \u00e9lectrique au Qu\u00e9bec, R\u00e9sultats et recommandations issus de l’exp\u00e9rience V\u00e9lovolt, May 15, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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