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Hi Tracy, welcome to the forum. Your bike should have 2 years warranty on your bike if you purchased it from new, I suggest you contact your dealer and explain your problem and find out what error 6 refers to.

Expat in China with an interest in ebikes, check out his youtube for more info: A couple I liked: Note for cwah - check out the rear rack for ideas. Realtime review on the latest small folder:

Did you take photos of the damaged items and any chance to see what Customs did to them?

I am sure there are a lot of disadvantaged riders out there, they are not mutually exclusive to any one member state, they just need to find there voice. There are potentially millions of buyers in the rest of the EU that are going be to excluded by this potentially discriminatory regulation by...

When it effects the manufacturers profit margin;) All EU citizens have an equal voice, how effective it is depends on whether they use it.

Their principled position statement is clear as mud. An independent throttle turns it into a moped but a 6kph independent throttle doesn't? You can't have it both ways. In my opinion: They are clutching at straws. They are trying to carve up the EU industry for themselves without any respect...

CONEBI(BEBA) / ACEM join forces against throttles - they must be worried that common sense seems to be winning the argument - they have even created the own definition of a throttle. Do they ever consider what their customers want or is it all about the money...

It might be still possible under: Article 42 National type-approval of small series 1. The manufacturer may apply for a national type-approval of small series of a type of vehicle within the quantitative annual limits set out in Annex III. These limits shall apply to the making available on...

I suppose it is now down to Claire Rees to make the decision to stick to her announcement or rescind it.

It reads as if they have created 2 L1e-A types - a low powered cycle and a high powered cycle - logically shouldn't they have there own type approvals based on safety requirements or split them into A and B types and promote the old B type to C type. That would give them some wriggle room but...

Now I am confused!!!!!!!! From meeting 25 September: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/2c528e2d-7073-4da4-97a0-ee0480170f33/5c5_Codecision_168_2013_Errors_Comments_Questions_list_v5.xlsx Question16 in the spreadsheet: Belgium question: How to classify a powered cycle equipped with throttle...

I prefer the more future forward thinking of Avere - if the throttle argument can't be lowered to apply to L1e-A then disadvantaged members will not have any choice after Jan 2016.

Updated post above. September meeting https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/1332e72a-27f0-455d-9a15-d2b8a93c3c53 Minutes: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/c193325b-5e6f-4b00-956f-723a8bac2f00/2015_09_23_MCWG_L_Cat_v3.pdf next meeting 15 December 2016 - next Tuesday...

Avere LEV-TF seems the only EU organization battling for throttle usage for powered cycles EU wide. I don't know if BEBA contacted them last year or if any communications were forthcoming from this Pedelec news article: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/light-electric-task-force-replaces-etra/...

It also sounds as if only torque devices are allowed for L1e-A if it has to meet the factor 4 testing, so no cadence only option.

So currently as things stand L1e-A still requires rider input, i.e. no twist and go, but the the increased power level permits practical commercial cargo usage but no speed advantage for commuter usage. L1e-B allows twist and go but comes with all the moped restriction baggage.

Here is the letter from AVERE to the Commission think I it confirms your suspicions regarding twist and go throttles: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/55b5d416-aa35-4edb-9a1c-6092af7ff57a/03.c.4%202015_04_13_Letter_Avere.pdf

That quote from 2013 may not still stand as the agreement with ETRA was dropped from the regulation after ETRA was closed down although Annick Roetynck now with AVERE LEV has questioned its removal, I can find no follow up as to whether it has been reinstated.

What extra testing needs to be carried out by the VCA to grant L1e-A type approval for a throttle controlled 250W rated powered cycle for conversion from an existing UK defined 250W EAPC which already meets the existing EN15194 safety standard?

Hi David, Might be worth reading this, it might add to the persuasion discussion with the authorities, focusing on discrimination element either direct or indirect. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents