Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! While I really like my e-bikes, they have one big problem: steep inclines. With my asthma and not great shape I’m in, I can’t always make it up the steepest hills. And 500-750 watts ... [continued]
Regarding ebicycles, which those regulations are for, I would prefer a acceleration based limit over a wattage based one. I am over 200lbs and my adult niece is probably 110/120lbs. That is a big difference for a small electric motor not even getting into cargo. Add in limits for battery size and bike weight for safety.
Regarding the brown wire issue. Couldn’t they have just made it with 2 keys? A black for on public areas and a red one for private property?
Not sure the devices that are being describe in the article should be under class 1/2/3, but rather under a titled scooter category. Don’t know if one exists though.
Why not just leave it at speed limits and use the power whatever the motor has until the speed limit is reached?
We already do this for cars - and we don’t differ between an athlete and …well, me, when it comes to acceleration on regular bikes, where the power limit is the human.
I really don’t get such low power limits on E-Bikes
Difference of needing a license to operate.