The ebike class 1/2/3 concept is stupid puritan nonsense driven by cyclist jealousy and serves only to limit the usefulness of ebikes as car replacements.

  • Schlemmy
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    1 year ago

    Nope, these classes are derived from European legislation. A class 3 bike with a throttle isn’t considered as a bicycle here.

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        1 year ago

        We have 2 classes of mopeds. The ones that are allowed to reach speed up to 25 km/h (class A - without license) and the ones that go up to 45 km/h (class B - with license. These mopeds have combustion engines and no usable pedals. E-bikes with a throttle are considered electrical mopeds and aren’t categorized as e-bikes anymore.

        E-bikes or mopeds aren’t allowed to reach speeds above 45 km/h.