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Motorcycle That Weighs Under 220 Pounds Might Just Be Right Electric Ride for 2025
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"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
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I took the plunge and got a cargo e-bike. Combined with rain proof cold weather gear, it is amazing. It was about 1,000 USD and has a range of about 30KM with no need for pedaling if I choose. I like riding my bike, so I do pedal, but it's not necessary. It's charged by my wall socket every 3 or 4 days or so. The cargo capacity is about 100kg, depending on how it's loaded. I do have a car, but I don't use it much anymore.
In Japan, that would be considered a motorcycle so anyone wanting one would need a license of at least however many kw the motor output is. I got pedal-assist bicycles for both my wife and I when we moved out to the country and, although they're not cargo bikes, they are rated for enough weight to work in that regard to a degree. We just drop the batteries in the charger whenever we need. They're legally capped at something like 12km/h (so the assist will cut off if you go faster than that; you can still ride faster if you pedal faster).
Yeah my pedal assist is capped at 32kph, but no motorcycle license is required here.
50cc (soon to include special 125cc) bikes are capped at 30 here, heh.