Here in BC I don’t think we have the must peddle requirement. I see lots of scooter or moped like vehicles that have vestigial pedals mounted far to the back where they are out of the way of your feet. These are often removed after sale leaving basically and electric scooter. There are a lot of ‘real’ e-bikes as well but these light weight electric scooters also share the moniker ‘e-bike’ but are physically more like a moped.
Lawrence > On Sep 14, 2015, at 1:29 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > > On 14 Sep 2015 at 14:23, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > >> However he glosses over the distinction between an e-bike and a >> scooter. What is the difference? I'll state that the difference is >> that an e-bike requires you to pedal at all times and assists the >> pedaling so that you get a small percentage multiplier force added to >> your work. > > I don't think it's that simple. My Ezee Quando looks and rides just like a > bike. It has bike pedals, bike brakes, bike wheels, a bike seat. > > The European Quando version required pedaling, because of EU laws. Mine > doesn't. Pedaling is 100% optional, though pedaling gets me more range. > > Still, it is most assuredly NOT a scooter. > >> Why this matters is because, without the distinction, there would be a >> lot more traffic in bike ways with a lot more speed variability. > > Have you witnessed frequent problems with this? I may be mistaken, but I > don't think that many e-bikes go radically faster than conventional bikes > unless they're user-modified. Modification is done by a small minority of > gear-head owners; even I haven't tried it. > > One of the intriguing things about e-bikes is how much they really ARE like > bikes. Most are not even really what I'd call mopeds. They are bikes in > every way except that they have electric assist. I know of no ICE > equivalent to an e-bike. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > 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)
