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35MPH Long Range Ebike?
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this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2023
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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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You want a vespa.
Vespas here need registration, insurance, etc. etc. That would solve the range issue though.
At 35mph, registration and insurance aren't bad ideas.
Safety gear isn't a bad idea, but registration and insurance don't make sense to me - if I'm on a 100lb vehicle on a road where everyone else is in a 4000lb vehicle it doesn't make sense why I would need liability coverage. And I'm not damaging the roads the way cars/trucks do so it doesn't make any sense to me to pay anything to the state/country for registration.
I think the problem is that you're looking for an e-bike with the specs of a motorcycle/vespa/moped, and those require a licence, registration, and insurance.
I remember seeing similar questions on e-scooter subreddits, where people would be asking about e-scooters to go 65mph with over 5000W of power, not realizing that most places restrict them to 500w or less, and a max speed of 15mph. LOL
I get that laws haven't really caught up to all micromobility options, but this is something to keep in mind.
Depends on jurisdiction, yeah. Some places you don't even need a license.
Yeah we need e-mopeds. In my state under 50cc doesn’t need a reg or license to ride on roads. Some of the spicier 49ccs can do 45-50mph. Electric equivalents would be nice, but I’m worried they will be difficult to fit weight and space wise on a bike frame. A used Puch or Moped frame would be better maybe.
I also live in a rural sidewalk-less town and am thinking of building something similar, but I haven’t done any work on power requirements or range yet. Let us know how it works out.