Ongoing
Vélovolt encourages Quebec citizens, organizations and policy makers to learn about and to try out Electrically Assisted Bicycles (EABs), a new and sustainable mode of human-powered transportation.
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More than three-quarters of all commutes to work are made by car.
Our daily commutes increase our environmental footprint, so how can we make them less harmful to our environment while improving our health, our wallets and our surroundings? Rethinking our mobility is essential. We need to encourage alternative forms of transport rather than the solo car by giving priority to active and public transport.
Electric assisted bikes (EABs) have been gaining popularity in recent years. Vélovolt wants to show how the EAB is an effective mobility solution that fits perfectly into Quebecers' cocktail transport.
“ We need innovative alternatives to solo driving. Through research, promotion, and by providing opportunities to try out electric bikes, Vélovolt seeks to demonstrate how EABs are a viable solution for daily travel ”
With the Vélovolt campaign, Équiterre wants to understand how the electric bike can replace the solo car in people's everyday commutes and encourage the implementation of environments favourable to its use.
Every year, Vélovolt offers long-term trials of electric bikes and awareness-raising activities in a number of organisations in Quebec in order to make employers and their employees more aware of this new mode of transport. These trials also provide an opportunity to collect data that will help us to understand the motivations and obstacles to the development of the use of electric bikes.
“Financially speaking, I was able to sell my car, so I no longer have to pay for parking or car payments—it’s really a significant financial benefit.”
Élisabeth Wistaff-Lalande share with us the
The Tousignant-Rousseau family has chosen an electric bike (Video in french only)
Julie Casgrain enjoys the convenience of an e-bike for her winter commutes (Video in french only)
Équiterre has released the results of a 2025 survey of participants in the Vélovolt program, which shows that electric bicycles are a viable and effective mode of transportation for tackling traffic congestion.
In the spring, an initial group of 9 organizations launched e-bike trials in 9 regions of Quebec. In the fall, a second group brought the total to 17 participating organizations for the year 2025.
Vélovolt has released its final report, which outlines its findings and key recommendations.
Seven organizations participated in the final round of testing for Phase 1 of Vélovolt.
Awareness and information campaign on the use of electric bicycles in winter.
42 participating organisations in total for 2023.
First trial cohort of 2023 with 8 organisations in 10 regions of Quebec.
8 new organizations offer EAB trials.
Launch of the first edition of the flash trials, in partnership with Hydro-Québec.
8 organizations in 10 Quebec regions offer EAB trials during spring. 162 people were able to test a EAB for 2 to 4 weeks.
L’Université de Montréal and the City of Trois-Rivières were the first organizations to test out the Vélovolt EAB trials with their employees.
Vélovolt was officially launched with the support of the Quebec government and in partnership with the Association des Centres de gestion des déplacements (ACGDQ) and Quebec’s 8 Centres de gestion des déplacements (CGD).
Interim Project Manager , Sustainable Mobility
jleekui@equiterre.org
Communication Officer, Sustainable Mobility
jgagnon@equiterre.org
