In order to improve urban air quality, municipal government of dutch announced a plan to vigorously popularize dutch city electric bicycle. According to the plan, there will be 200,000 battery-powered electric bicycle in Amsterdam in 2040, which means that the city is almost full of dutch city electric bicycle on the road.
To achieve this goal, the Amsterdam city government is prepared to take a series of measures. The city will build 200 electric bicycle charging stations before 2012. The first charging stations will be put into use in this summer. Electric bicycles, electric light motorcycle, electric vehicle can be used. City government will also be take incentives measures to encourage people to buy dutch city electric bicycle. In addition, there will be a dedicated electric vehicle parking spaces in the city heart where is hard to find a parking pot. And the electric car parking can be discounted fees.
Amsterdam city officials said the dutch city electric bicycle does not emit toxic substances to the air and it is environmental to the climate. So the city government actively to promote the use of dutch city electric bicycle. To play an exemplary role, the government will purchase electric cars as office car.