NORTH SOUND, APRIL 20: The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) relaunched the WE-bike program on March 30, a program that makes e-bikes and certain cycling accessories more affordable for people in Washington state. People living in Washington ages 16 and up can apply for rebates between March 30, 2026, and March 29, 2027. The program is randomly selecting applicants monthly starting April 13. The second selection round is May 11, 2026. Applicants only need to submit one application to be considered for the monthly selections, but applicants from the pilot round in 2025 need to reapply.
WA Climate Commitment Act logo courtesy of the WSDOT
Rebates alone will likely not fully cover e-bike purchases, but can reduce the overall cost of e-bike purchases at participating bike shops by $300 or $1,200, depending on income eligibility. They can put rebates toward qualifying models of all three classes of e-bike.
WE-Bike helped nearly 3,000 Washingtonians purchase e-bikes and related safety accessories in the 2025 pilot program.
University of Washington researchers learned rebates motivated people to buy e-bikes they couldn’t or wouldn’t have otherwise, especially people in lower-income households. Nearly half of rebate recipients surveyed said they used e-bikes to travel to new destinations. In all, WSDOT offered rebates to 6,861 out of 37,751 applicants from all 39 Washington counties.
This grant program is entirely funded through Climate Commitment Act revenues. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs and improving public health.
The Washington State Legislature first funded the WE-Bike program for $5 million in the 2023-2025 biennium to make e-bikes more affordable for people living in the state.
In its 2025-2026 session, the Legislature renewed the program while increasing funding, appropriating $7 million for WE-Bike to spend in the 2025-2027 biennium.
To apply for an e-bike rebate or learn more info about the program, visit the WSDOT WE-bike dedicated webpage here.