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(c) The cost of additional equipment included wheel and cable locks ($127.28 per bike) and a rear basket ($45.45 per bike). Each electric bike also had signage produced and installed at a total cost of $573.64.

(d) Installation of a GPS unit and data platform subscription cost $362.73 per bike initially, with an ongoing annual cost of $271.80 per year.

(2) Riders are provided with a bike helmet each time they loan out an electric bike. Eight helmets were purchased at a cost of $45.45 each.

(3) Eight electric bikes were purchased; there are 4 pairs of bikes currently located at four Directorates (EPSDD, TCCS, EDU and CMTEDD).

(4)

(a) The trial is not currently monitoring weekly use of the electric bikes, rather it plans to monitor bike trip usage overall.

(b) It is estimated that more than 45 individuals use the electric bikes per month, with most users booking the electric bikes multiple times per month.

(5) A GPS tracking device has been fitted to each electric bike, providing a database of trip information for the trial.

(6) The trial was established to provide electric bikes for the trips most commonly undertaken along the corridor between Dickson and Civic. The electric bikes are currently located at four locations along that route, and around 30 trips per month on average have occurred along the route between Dickson and Civic.

(7) The trial was established to provide electric bikes for the trips most commonly undertaken along the corridor between Dickson and Civic. There have, however been some trips to alternative destinations; for example, one return trip was undertaken between Dickson and Woden.

(8) All directorates have been invited to participate in the Ebike Project Control Group (PCG) which meets quarterly. Information and updates on the trial are communicated regularly through whole of government channels such as the Carbon Neutral Government Implementation Committee (CNGIC) which meets quarterly.

(9) All directorates are already included in the electric bike Project Control Group.

(10) There are no plans to expand to other Directorates during the trial. The current electric bike assets can be rotated to other Directorates pending results of the initial trial or if additional bikes are purchased this cost is outlined at points 1 and 2 above.

(11) These outcomes will be determined as part of the evaluation of the trial.

(12) The electric bikes are assets purchased by ACT Government and will be retained by ACT Government after the trial is completed. The findings of the trial will be used to determine the potential locations of the bikes following the trial.

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