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It’s official: E-bikes are actually bikes, not ‘motor vehicles,’ according to new EU rules

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It’s official: E-bikes are actually bikes, not ‘motor vehicles,’ according to new EU rules

FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago

The EU Court of Justice yesterday ruled that e-bikes are actually bikes, not motorbikes, which means e-cyclists aren’t obligated to be insured in the same way as motorists.

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They’re popular with younger people, some of which also illegally unlocked them of course.

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