Electric Bicycles: Sales

(asked on 8th May 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ban the sale of e-bikes which are capable of being converted to speeds exceeding 15.5 miles per hour, and the associated batteries.


Answered by
Lord Davies of Gower Portrait
Lord Davies of Gower
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
This question was answered on 22nd May 2024

It is potentially possible to convert the vast majority of pedal cycles into e-bikes capable of exceeding 15.5mile per hour.

Batteries can be used for a wide range of purposes and it would not be practically possible to differentiate those used in e-bikes from those used for other uses.

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