Re:The Tesla of Scooters Is Driving Asia's Two Wheel Revolution
by masklinn on Friday April 24, 2015 @06:02AM
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> My wife suffers from knee problems, so we're in the process of buying a pedal assist+throttle ebike to enable her to get around the city of Bath.
The UK has different regulations, but beware that in the EU "proper" if it has a power-on-demand it's legally a moped or a motorbike, only pedelecs (pedal-assist only, cut off above 25km/h, under 250W maximum continuous rated power) are legally bicycles. Also of note, "S-pedelecs" branding in some jurisdictions are a marketing lie, they are not legally bicycles (except in Norway, where they are allowed on bike paths if and only if the electrical systems are shut down)
The UK has different regulations, but beware that in the EU "proper" if it has a power-on-demand it's legally a moped or a motorbike, only pedelecs (pedal-assist only, cut off above 25km/h, under 250W maximum continuous rated power) are legally bicycles. Also of note, "S-pedelecs" branding in some jurisdictions are a marketing lie, they are not legally bicycles (except in Norway, where they are allowed on bike paths if and only if the electrical systems are shut down)