EU to kill E-bike?
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:41 pm
What's this? The EU seems to have killed the e-bike!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_b ... pean_Union
If you read on you'll find that there's an (unknown) deadline for our domestic laws to fall into line with this.
Does this mean that scooters like my Sakura, which propel the bike without the need for constant pedaling, are now illegal? I guess the e-bike was too good for those petro-sucking, bribe-hungry Eurocrats to allow to exist.
Any information gratefully recieved...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_b ... pean_Union
Electrically-assisted cycles are usually classified as either pedelecs or e-bikes. Under European Union regulations adopted in the UK in June 2003, only power-assisted cycles meeting the pedelec classification are considered to be pedal cycles. The maximum power allowed in the European Union for (pedelec) electric bicycles is 250 W, with a maximum assisted speed of 25 km/h.[38]. To meet the pedelec specification the electric motor must be activated by the rider's pedalling effort and the power must cut out completely whenever the rider stops pedalling. Control of the motor by pedalling is often the key difference between a pedelec and e-bike.
If you read on you'll find that there's an (unknown) deadline for our domestic laws to fall into line with this.
Does this mean that scooters like my Sakura, which propel the bike without the need for constant pedaling, are now illegal? I guess the e-bike was too good for those petro-sucking, bribe-hungry Eurocrats to allow to exist.
Any information gratefully recieved...