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Currently, 78% of Quebecers use their cars to get to work, even though a third of them live fewer than 5 kilometres from where they work. In this type of situation, the Electrically Assisted Bike (EAB) represents a real opportunity to change the way people get around.
The goal of the Vélovolt campaign is to demonstrate that trips normally made by car can be made by EAB. With this in mind, Équiterre has, since 2021, been organizing EAB trials in co-operation with a number of Quebec organizations in order to better understand the potential offered by this mode of transportation.
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Estrie
Collège Stanstead
Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches
MRC de Rimouski-Neigette
Mauricie
Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Montréal
Arrondissement Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles
Cégep Gérald-Godin
Institut Philippe-Pinel
Outaouais
Ville de Gatineau
List of companies participating in 2023
Centre-du-Québec
Cégep de Drummondville
PureSphera
Estrie
Université de Sherbrooke
Ville de Sherbrooke
Lanaudière
Ville de L'Assomption
Mauricie
École nationale de police du Québec
Montréal
Arrondissement Saint-Laurent
Bombardier
Cégep du Vieux-Montréal
CIUSSS Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'île
Espace pour la vie
Moneris
Sogefi
Ubisoft Montréal
Outaouais
Société de transport de l'Outaouais
Ville de Gatineau
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches
Ambioner
Parc technologique de Québec
Hydro-Québec
Saguenay
CIUSSS Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Mallette
Various organizations tell us about their experience
See testimonials from some of the Vélovolt participating organizations.
Isabelle Jobin, Vélovolt Coordinator at IUCPQ
"The Vélovolt campaign fit in perfectly with the Institute's sustainable mobility action plan. Participants really enjoyed the experience, and that prompted many of them to continue commuting to work by bicycle. The trial is ending on a highly enthusiastic note and with a first step toward a modal shift on the part of the staff."
Michel Bélanger, Sustainable Development Advisor, Cégep de Sherbrooke
"The EAB trials created instant excitement. With these trials, we wanted to test a mode of transportation that is perfectly suited to the reality of Sherbrooke—a city of hills! The availability of secure bike shelters for our community is one of the keys to the adoption of these bikes and we plan to increase the number of spaces in order to ensure that there are enough places for all future new cyclists.”
Mélissa Magny - Project Coordinator for Vélovolt at the Trois-Rivières/MRC des Chenaux Youth Employment Center (CJE)
"Our participation in the Vélovolt campaign allows our members to contribute to a greener environment and show that it's possible to make a difference through simple, concrete, and fun actions. Unanimously, participants reported having a positive experience, more energy at work, a better mood, and a sense of pride. Nothing but positives!"
Dr. Yves Lacasse - Pneumonologist at the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval (the IUCPQ hosted Velovolt trials in Spring 2022)
"An electric-assist bike project like Vélovolt is likely to have a positive impact on health as an active mode of transportation, benefiting both the rider and the environment."
