Epinal competes for an electric bike: “I feel more free in my travels”
➡️ https://t.co/NJtfN8pryK pic.twitter.com/YKTVs9jkP7— Parisian | My Land (@lp_materre) November 6, 2022
Today, electric bicycles are becoming more and more popular. Indeed, while the car is increasingly frowned upon in cities, some choose to pedal to work. The practicality of commuting is becoming more and more important, and therefore it goes hand in hand with the sale of electric models that are more practical and allow even the less sporty to get around in a cleaner way. Electric bikes are currently only limited to 25km/h for obvious safety reasons. But people have always wanted to push the limits of their machines by unleashing them. And this also exists for pedal machines.
A 400-kilometer journey between Lyon and Orléans to test a solar electric bike
At the wheel of the “Vhélio”, youtuber Barnabé Chaillot wants to help raise funds to develop the marketing of this eco-bike
➡️ https://t.co/nOPzIQuUQg pic.twitter.com/WifZnM1ZPc— The Parisian (@le_Parisian) November 2, 2022
A set that is easy to find
Few people know about it, but there are all kinds of kits for sale on the Internet that allow you to modify your bike. Some really allow you to turn any model into an electric one, while systems allow you to unlock it. Our colleagues at the Times did Amazon a kit costing £150, or around €170, which increases the bike’s top speed to 45km/h. However, it is clearly stated that this may be illegal in certain markets. This is exactly the case in France, as well as in the United Kingdom and many other countries. And these products then worry the authorities a lot.
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Heavy fine
Indeed, it is necessary to know that using such a device is dangerous. If your bike was insured, it will no longer be covered if you use a printing set. But that’s not all. If the police find out about the fraud, you face a fine of €30,000 and one year in prison. For its part, Amazon backs itself up by saying that it is third-party sellers who sell these products, and therefore the company has no control over them.
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Source: Auto Plus
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