Electric Bike Laws Europe

Sixteen years is the minimum age to ride a moped in the uk but this was reduced to 14 years for electric bikes taking into account their lower levels of power.

Electric bike laws europe. Every electric bicycle rider violates the laws if he doesn t use pedal assistance on 200 w maximum output power or use the pedal on 250 watt. Electric bicycle means any bicycle that. But what does that mean for me and you. And 2 meets the requirements of a class 1 class 2 or class 3 electric bicycle.

Electric bicycle riders under the age of 16 are not allowed to operate an e bike but they are allowed to ride as a passenger. Electric scooters will very soon be road legal but with strict limitations. All electric bicycles except pedelecs up to 25 km h and a maximum continuous rated motor output of 250w are subject to type approval. 8 australia electric bike laws.

One more thing the law states you must be over 14 years of age to ride an e bike on public roads. What are the current laws in european cities. However someone under 14 can ride an e bike off road. B an assistive electric motor with a power output not greater than seven hundred fifty 750 watts.

And a legal letter is needed when you go to 6km h via cruise or throttle. James fitzgerald founder of electric bike retailer just ebike says that according to eu and uk law there is a 10 per cent margin on the maximum speed allowed for the motors to assist the pedals. Electric bikes are classified in vehicle category l1e which is subdivided in l1e a for powered cycles and l1e b for mopeds. Both class 1 and class 2 e bikes are allowed on bicycle paths.

The use of electric scooters in public is permitted in many european countries such as germany france austria and switzerland. For both means of transportation the speed must be 25km h. Now at long last the department for transport has moved to harmonise britain s own electric bike laws with the rest of europe. 1 is equipped with.

The type approval rules have been laid down in regulation 168 2013. Uk e bike law hasn t kept pace with other eu member states. From july 4 it will be legal to ride a scooter on roads cycle paths and cycle lanes but only if it s part of a hire. A fully operable pedals.