Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/12/23
By: Wang Shu-fen and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Dec. 23 (CNA) The government plans to subsidize the installation of either an
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anti-lock braking system (ABS) or a combined braking system (CBS) for motorbikes and scooters with 125cc engines or smaller starting next year, Acting Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said Sunday.
The ministry is expected to provide a subsidy of NT$4,000 (US$130) toward the installation of ABS or NT$1,000 for CBS, on new or old motorbikes, including scooters, with 125cc engines or smaller, according to Wang.
The subsidies will cover almost half the installation cost of the braking systems estimated at NT$2,000-NT$8,000 per unit, Wang said, adding that the subsidies will be available only to motorbikes with an engine under 125cc, which account for 93 percent of the market.
However, new motorbike models with engines that are 126 cc or larger must have ABS installed and are not eligible for the subsidies. [FULL STORY]
