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.