The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and Wolt are joining forces to spotlight the role of cycling incentives in helping more people access bikes, e-bikes and cargo bikes across Europe.
The collaboration brings together Wolt’s ambition to increase the share of deliveries made by e-bike with ECF’s work to expand cycling policy, improve data on cycling infrastructure and track financial and tax incentives for bike purchase across Europe.
At the centre of the project is ECF’s updated Money for Bikes tracker, which now includes more than 300 incentives at national, regional and city level, with a strong focus on e-bikes and cargo bikes. The tool is designed to help cyclists, public authorities and businesses identify where support schemes exist and where policy lessons can be shared.
"Purchase incentives for bikes are an important tool to make cycling accessible for all. They are easy to put in place at all levels, from national to local. Incentives can help create a cycling culture in cities by enabling access to e-bikes for commuters and cargo bikes for families, and they can also support more last-mile deliveries by bike. Our collaboration with Wolt has enabled us to give an updated overview of these incentives that will be useful for a wide range of stakeholders," states Laurianne Krid, Chief Executive Officer of the European Cyclists’ Federation.
"This collaboration with ECF helps us turn our ambition for more e-bike deliveries into practical action. By highlighting where incentives already exist and where cycling policy can make a difference, we can support courier partners, reduce delivery emissions and help make cycling a more accessible choice across Europe," says Erik Lindham, Head of Global Sustainability Communication at Wolt.
The collaboration will also help identify which European markets have the clearest opportunities for local activation, using city-level examples such as Mainz, Varaždin, Graz, Valletta and Nantes to show how incentives can support both everyday cycling and urban logistics.
In 2025, almost one in four Wolt courier deliveries in Europe were completed by bicycle or e-bike, showing how central cycling is to lower-emission urban delivery.
The European Commission has said cycling is gaining momentum across the EU, with major planned investments in cycle infrastructure and growing recognition of cycling’s role in a cleaner transport system, including for urban logistics and deliveries (commitment 29 in the European Declaration on Cycling).
Explore the Money for Bikes tracker.
Read the policy brief with five case studies.
