| - Yes Electric Bicycles or scooters, mopeds or what | | | | electric bicycles and had domestic sales of electric |
| ever you want to call them now days have been | | | | bicycles that reached 16 to 18 million in 2006. America |
| around for over 100 years since the late 1890s. the | | | | has a long way to catch up to this statistic, in my |
| first pedal bicycles were invented some 30 years | | | | opinion it will never happen. |
| before in Paris. But since then many version of the | | | | - American Love their cars and trucks to much. Even |
| electric bicycle have been patented in the U.S.A. they | | | | though I do see more mopeds and scooters even |
| have been upgraded and perfected to the present | | | | conventional bicycles on the streets now days. I think |
| time electric bicycle, moped or scooter most made in | | | | people are really trying to save money because of the |
| China or other Asian countries. | | | | Bad economy and high fuel prices most people are |
| - Motorized bicycles have transformed from many | | | | really feeling the pinch I know I am. And you got to |
| different forms through out the years from the first | | | | admit it is a good alternate source of transportation if |
| steam engine to internal combustion engine to electric | | | | you could give up your other beloved vehicle from |
| battery powered which has become the most popular | | | | time to time. |
| lately other then the Big gas powered gas guzzling | | | | - The basic electric bicycle look just like a regular |
| hogs that many American Love. | | | | bicycle with pedals and a small electric motor. Most |
| - Most People are not aware of how long electric | | | | riders use the pedals and use the electric power only |
| bicycles have been around you might think its | | | | when going up hills or maybe when they are tired you |
| something new since the recent fuel shortage and | | | | might have heard them called power assist vehicles in |
| cost spikes we all hate, or even because of Global | | | | some circles. But other electric bicycles look more like |
| Warming and the whole go green awareness. But not | | | | mopeds and scooters but still have pedals. None of |
| true although it might be one reason for their recent | | | | them under the electric power go more then 20mph or |
| surge in popularity also the technology has improved 10 | | | | have an engine over 700 watts or (1h.p.) this allows |
| fold. | | | | them not to be considered a motor vehicle. According |
| - The popularity here in US is getting a little stronger | | | | to Federal Public Law 107-319 December 4, 2002 |
| but not even close to the other countries with big | | | | which means you do not need a drivers license or |
| bicycle culture like over seas in Asia its Huge. While | | | | even register the vehicle. And if driven like a bicycle it |
| doing some researching I found that in 1996 in Shanghai | | | | can be driven on most bike lanes if allowed by local |
| had 370,000 motorized bicycles and 470,000 other | | | | jurisdictions. |
| vehicles. China is one of the leading producers of | | | | |