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Purchase incentives for electric bikes would put zero-emission transportation within reach for many more Californians.

By Jason Henderson, Special to CalMatters Jason Henderson teaches urban geography at San Francisco State University, . He is the author of “Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco.” In front of an electric vehicle showroom in Sacramento last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to end the sales of gasoline-powered vehicles in California by 2035 to help meet the state’s climate goals. In May, he raised the stakes by proposing to spend $3.2 billion on zero-emission vehicles...