ACCC reviewing e-bike regulations nationally: Public consultation now open

E-bike regulations are under review at the national level with the ACCC suggesting the European EN 15194 may become a mandatory standard across Australia. This would limit e-bikes to 250W and 25km/h. But we aren’t Europe.

We know the power flattens the hills, but it’s the speed that shrinks Australia’s vast distances and our Americanised 🇺🇸 urban sprawl. Why would we adopt a standard developed for the compact cities of Brussels, Berlin and Amsterdam, when we have the mountains of Hobart and the vast urban sprawl of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane?

You have until the end of the November to tell the ACCC that new higher limits for speed and power/torque, fit for Australia’s cities, our hills and our sprawling distances are a better balance of risk and benefits than European restrictions: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/business/e-bikes-e-scooters-and-other-e-micromobility-devices

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