The electric bicycles will be used by police departments for community patrol. The Center for Alternative Fuels administers the CMAQ Alternative Fuels grant program, which provides funding to municipalities located in Wisconsin's ozone non-attainment areas. Municipalities located in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Ozaukee, Washington, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Kewaunee, and Door Counties are eligible.
Grants cover the marginal cost of alternative-fuel vehicles.
Eligible fuels under the CMAQ grant program include compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, ethanol, methanol, liquefied natural gas, electricity, hydrogen, and biodiesel. A call for applications will be issued this summer. The anticipated award date is December 1999.