Twenty transportation and environmental advocacy groups are calling on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to sign a bill allowing the use of electric bikes and scooters statewide.

The bill, passed by the state Legislature in June, would permit dockless e-bikes and scooters to operate everywhere in New York except Manhattan. The vehicles would be regulated by local governments.

“E-bikes and e-scooters are safe, environmentally friendly modes of transportation that can make cities more livable and solve last-mile transportation issues,” members of the groups wrote in a letter to Cuomo Tuesday.

Organizations represented in the letter included the New York League of Conservation Voters, the Environmental Advocates of New York, the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce and the New York State Conference of Mayors.

E-bikes and scooters are already available in several major cities nationwide, like Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. Some upstate New York cities – including Ithaca, Elmira and White Plains – have previously launched electric vehicle pilot programs.

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