Kind of, in some states it’s regulated like that, but in others it’s not addressed at all. I had a joke in my reply, where it’s true in my state that you need a motorcycle license for anything larger that 50 cc, but cc aka cubic centimeters of air displacement is a measure of Internal Combustion Engine size and has no correlation with electric vehicles. My state needs to update the regs and deal with e bikes going 25-30 mph down bike paths.
Yeah in Canada we have e-bike classes, the kind that require pedal pressure to engage motor are allowed in same places as bicycles ( like walking trails etc). When they have a throttle the class changes, because more can go wrong
Makes me wonder where you draw the line between a powerful e-bike and a low power motorcycle.
It ain’t a motorcycle if the engine isn’t bigger than 50 cc, taps head.
Ok I think I understand. You need something more than an easy level Mario Kart.
Kind of, in some states it’s regulated like that, but in others it’s not addressed at all. I had a joke in my reply, where it’s true in my state that you need a motorcycle license for anything larger that 50 cc, but cc aka cubic centimeters of air displacement is a measure of Internal Combustion Engine size and has no correlation with electric vehicles. My state needs to update the regs and deal with e bikes going 25-30 mph down bike paths.
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Torque should also be part of it. Plenty of 250W e bikes that make 80+ Nm.
That’s similar torque to a 750 - 800cc motorbike.
That’s usually legally defined somewhere depending on your location. Wher I am it’s defined based on rated power output of the motor.
Probably at the MoPed
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Yeah in Canada we have e-bike classes, the kind that require pedal pressure to engage motor are allowed in same places as bicycles ( like walking trails etc). When they have a throttle the class changes, because more can go wrong