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Originally Posted by onfire
An e-bike has a maximum 750W motor and needs to meet the classifications.
Class 1: Pedal assist only, up to 20mph
Class 2: Pedal assist or throttle, up to 20mph
Class 3: Pedal assist only, up to 28mph
As the OP stated it has a throttle, to be legal it should not be able to exceed 20mph.
If it does not meet these requirements it is a motor vehicle and not (legally) allowed on any walking / cycling paths, MMP's or diamond lanes but of course there are plenty of "golf cars" that don't meet the legal requirements either.
To the OP's question. If you keep the speed down on these paths and be respectful when passing walkers, I think you'll minimize the negative impressions.
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Yes, that is a summary of the Florida definition of the classes of ebiks.
My question was how is a moped not an ebike? Perhaps an electric drive system makes it an ebike while a gasoline engine would make it a moped but that wasn't clear to me.
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