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No. That would not even remotely be classed as an electronic bike in the EU. It is far too powerful for that. His electric motorcycle had a top speed of 60 m
by daveoc64 5y ago
No.
That would not even remotely be classed as an electronic bike in the EU.
It is far too powerful for that.
His electric motorcycle had a top speed of 60 mph (97 km/h) and a motor power of 15 kW.
The legal limits for a pedelec cycle in the EU are a maximum assisted speed of 15.5 mph (25km/h) and a motor of no more than 250w.
The motor in Simon Cowell's electric motorcycle is 60 times as powerful as the legal limit in the EU
- stevenicr 5y agothanks for this info! When I first read the story I had assumed the accident occurred at very slow speed or full stop and mashing the throttle - so the 60mph v 25 would not have been something I would consider.. but 15kW vs 250w - now this is something that makes sense in this scenario for sure! glad to have learned to eye this metric for this.
- ohmaigad 5y agoThe issue is naming - term e-bike is used for everything while most if not all consumer "e-bikes" are actually pedelecs (no throttle, limited to 25kph and 250W, assisting only when pedalling). Every other e-bike is classified as moped/motorcycle which might require licence plate, registration and insurance. At least it should be like that in EU.