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• Owning & care

  E-bike battery guide: what a charge costs, how long it takes, and charging at home

  Charging an e-bike at home costs very little: a full charge of a 500 to 840 Wh battery is about 17 to 39 cents at Southern California Edison’s home rates, about a penny a mile or less. The time it takes is the battery’s watt-hours divided by the charger’s watts.

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• E-bikes & the law

  E-bike or electric motorcycle? Where the line is in California

  In California an e-bike has working pedals, a motor of 750 watts or less, and help that stops at 20 mph (Class 1 and 2) or 28 mph (Class 3). Anything stronger or faster is not an e-bike: it may count as a moped or a motorcycle, and electric dirt bikes are off-highway vehicles.

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• E-bikes & the law

  California e-bike laws: classes, ages and helmets

  California sorts e-bikes into three classes: Class 1 and Class 2 stop helping at 20 mph, Class 3 at 28 mph, and none may have a motor over 750 watts. Riders under 16 may not ride a Class 3, and everyone under 18 must wear a certified helmet on any e-bike.

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