{"id":146812,"date":"2017-02-21T09:32:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T09:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=146812"},"modified":"2017-02-21T09:32:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T09:32:36","slug":"e-bikes-really-popular-lets-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/02\/21\/e-bikes-really-popular-lets-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Are E-Bikes Really That Popular? Let\u2019s Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

China<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s estimated that China has over 200 million people who commute to work by electric bicycle. Rush hour in the city of Fuzhou is remarkably quiet \u2013 not bad for a city of 6.6 million people.<\/p>\n

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China\u2019s love affair with e-bikes is evangelical \u2013 The EU\u2019s 28 member states imported just over 500,000 e-bikes from China in 2012 alone.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In contrast, you can barely spot any e-bikes in Hong Kong as riding any sort of e-bike on a public road is strictly illegal \u2013 pedal-assisted or not.<\/p>\n

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Anyone caught can face a fine and a maximum penalty of three months of imprisonment. Transport secretary Anthony Cheung Bing-Leung believes that bicycles equipped with electric motors are \u201cnot normally designed to the same safety and performance standards as conventional motorcycles\u201d.<\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In January 2016, UK e-bike law was harmonised with the rest of the EU \u2013 this meant that the Brits could increase their motor size from 200W to 250W and the maximum speed was increased from 15mph to 15.5mph. Everyone celebrated.<\/p>\n

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America<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Providing your bike has a top speed of 20 miles per hour, your e-bike is simply a bicycle in the eyes of the American justice system. This amuses sporty road cyclists who can comfortably spin around town at 30mph, providing they don\u2019t have a motor attached to their drive chain.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s been some controversy in individual states \u2013 according to New York state law, an e-bike has to be registered in the same way as any motorcycle, but it\u2019s not clear how to do this as they can\u2019t be registered as motor vehicles. In practice, the NYPD takes a dim view of throttle-only e-bikes, but may be more sympathetic to pedal assisted e-bikes.<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Swiss are uncharacteristically care-free when it comes to e-bike regulations, and cyclists can enjoy a 500W motor. This is significantly more than most other countries, and may explain the Swiss enthusiasm for the e-bike \u2013 pedelecs account for 20 % of the e-bike range while in Germany it remains a low single digit.<\/p>\n

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With an upper limit of 28mph, Swiss cyclists can pedal about with ease – even if you\u2019re hauling a heavy cargo up an Alpine pass, a 500W motor will get you to the top without you breaking a sweat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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