Most state laws define an e-Bike as requiring fully operable pedals. They do not say *how* the pedals should operate, but if you can turn the pedals and move the bike, without additional motor power (even if that means pedals -> generator -> motor -> wheels) that should qualify as e-Bike. One way to demonstrate is to be able to disconnect the big battery or show zero power transfer from it while operating the pedals and moving the bike. More on the e-Bike legality here: http://www.electricbike.com/electric-bike-law/
Like someone else said: the real definition of e-Bike is: Can you ride it past a cop and not get stopped? So, if it looks like a bike, rides like a bike and you act like riding a bike then you should be fine... Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Tromley via EV Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 3:55 AM To: Dennis Miles; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Cargo bike with electric chain. On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 1:07 AM, Dennis Miles via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Now with a battery of sufficient capacity and using the pedals as a > "Range Extender" you could ride with only the battery or pedal as hard > as you wanted to achieve a real aerobic work-out. That depends on your > goal for bicycling... Not liking the efficiency hit, but still an interesting idea. One bureaucratic technicality might be a problem. Does an ebike legally need pedals operating *directly* on the wheels? I believe that is a requirement when distinguishing a moped from a motorcycle. Chris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140828/5d40ce9f/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
