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Originally Posted by joosttx
I thought we were calling them ebikes not electric bikes which is an entirely different thing because ebike means pedal-assisted electric bike which is a more accurate description of an ebike than an electric bike.
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"ebike" obviously is short for "electric bike". The US Federal regulations recognizes several classes of ebikes, which include those which only provide pedal assist, and those which can also be throttle controlled. To avoid confusion, an ebike which only provides pedal assist is often referred to as a "pedelec" (i.e.
pedal assist
electric bike).