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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by rjbwork on Friday November 12, 2021 @01:35PM (#29202911)
>At a guess your bike outputs more power than is legal here.

From a brief look - no. Belgium says "4000 W 45 km/h limited "speed pedelecs", which are classed as mopeds for all requirements."

Mine has a 750W nominal motor, but seems to output around 1050W at peak.

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by jacquesm on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:34PM (#29203588)
4000 W? That sounds a little excessive :)

A typical s-pedelec is somewhere between 350 and 750 W nominal and with peaks of maybe twice that.

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by rjbwork on Friday November 12, 2021 @03:03PM (#29203932)
Yeah it's totally excessive, lol. That's just what wikipedia says about your country's laws. No idea if it's accurate, haha.
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