[Peakoil] Electric bike regulation

[David Jorm]

I used to ride a motorbike as a way of conserving oil, but had a minor
accident and gave it up before I had a major one (you usually die
without half a ton of steel wrapped around you). For my 250cc trail
bike the registration cost was about $200/yr - a fraction of that for
a car! If they distinguish between petrol and electric bikes for the
purposes of rego pricing that is pretty dirty business.

On 2 Jul 2005 09:18:15 -0000, Alex P <alex-po at trevbus.org> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Electric bikes are a great way to travel without using petrol. Right now
> you need to register them if they are too powerful. The limit is really a
> bit too low - 200 Watts.
> 
> We should aim to change this, at least in the ACT. Electric bikes will be
> very useful in the oil-scarce future. Better regulations would also help
> encourage small businesses to sell and service electric bikes.
> 
> Here is a framework policy on electric bikes:
> 
> http://act-peakoil.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=light-weight_vehicles
> 
> Please read it and make a change!
> 
> Does anyone have a link to the registration fees for electric bikes,
> apparently they are higher than for cars!
> 
> 
> Alex
> O4O4873828
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