Most of them are not. But the police are not very active in that regard, at least here i Denmark. We have the 25km/h and 250w max pedal assist which I think is a good limit to distinguished them from mopeds and motorcycles.
I gotta say, I love my Copenhagen wheel (although I told it its a 20" wheel, even though its a 700c, so the motor assists longer- really cranking it, u can get to almost that 45kph.
My other rides a cake OSA. I think im just getting away with it because no one knows wtf it is (Technically my state wants sub 50 cc mopeds registered and requires a liscence, but town just refuses to.) Been thinking about doing the 88kmh conversion on it. (Just a software upgrade between the motorcycle and bike models)
Just for your information how this is done here in the EU:
That is not perfect, but it kind of does work. That way police can keep those DIY electric motorcycles from our street, but everybody can ride eBikes.
250W, 2kW would be nice though.
You still have delivery guys and kids zooming on full assist bikes and scooters going +40kmh on sidewalks. I’m not sure how many of them are legal.
Most of them are not. But the police are not very active in that regard, at least here i Denmark. We have the 25km/h and 250w max pedal assist which I think is a good limit to distinguished them from mopeds and motorcycles.
It is trivial to hack the speed limiters. On some models, just a button long press.
I gotta say, I love my Copenhagen wheel (although I told it its a 20" wheel, even though its a 700c, so the motor assists longer- really cranking it, u can get to almost that 45kph.
My other rides a cake OSA. I think im just getting away with it because no one knows wtf it is (Technically my state wants sub 50 cc mopeds registered and requires a liscence, but town just refuses to.) Been thinking about doing the 88kmh conversion on it. (Just a software upgrade between the motorcycle and bike models)