From transforming daily commutes to bridging the gap for non-cyclists, e-bikes are the most significant evolution in cycling since the mountain bike—and that’s a win for all.

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        26 days ago

        There is a massive spectrum of electric moving things and the terms are sadly not very clear.

        Electric bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles are still all different things with some grey area. Their legal requirement and registration brackets in particular country are probably about the best divisions.

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          26 days ago

          Yeah, (kick)scooter and (motor)scooter are different thing yet it’s normally just referred to as scooter. Motorcycle is a catch-all term for anything two wheeled driven by an engine, but somehow in some place it mean the one with higher cc and the lower cc are called moped, and then in some place moped is a kind of motorvehicle that ride below a certain speed.

          Even when ebike are divided by class, in some country class 1 and 2 does include the motor power, while other just define it by their speed and the availability of a throttle. This is why when politician that never into these thing talk about it, they tend to mixed it up and people will go into a fit of rage about how ebike is all bad.

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      26 days ago

      Incorrect. E-bikes are actually economically viable. Show me an electric motorcycle that actually makes sense to buy.

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      26 days ago

      Typically emoto = electric motorcycle, ebike = electric bicycle, but there’s definitely bleed-over in their usage.