What we have called “motorcycles” should actually be called “enginecycles”. Also, the engine on enginecycles is a four-cycle engine.

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[–] 54 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Enginecycles? If you specifically refer to internal combustion engine (ICE) then it'd make sense to call them icecycles. It sounds weird, maybe icicles?

But seriously EU has a definition of what an ebike is, it's not just a bicycle with motor, there's max allowed power, max assistance level, and importantly it should only assist when pedalling. Anything beyond that, yes, is classified as a motorbike.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    So does the US, with tiers though so it's a bit less straight forward, and some state laws like in NJ are doing some wacky things. In any event, OP just didn't educate themselves before posting.

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