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BMW seems intent on introducing honestly bizarre prototypes.

https://electrek.co/2021/09/06/bmw-unveils-high-speed-electric-bicycle-with-300-km-of-range-plus-an-electric-motorcycle/

A 600-mile range e-bicycle and a 37mph top-speed motorcycle.  Both of course in their weird zebra livery and with no storage or faring.

300km would translate to 180 miles. Since it is a pedelec this means that the range can only be achieved by pedaling.

https://www.electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=11345.0 is reporting something similar, though 2 times at the same charging station (reduced charging to 6kW at temperatures at or above 30C).

No, I like the BB quite a bit better than any other method I have tried. It often gets used as a hill hold at a red light on a hill and other such stuff that would be difficult to do with a cable tie.

I like to do that with the foot brake (actually, the only time I'm using it )

Are the 5V for the throttle provided by battery 1? The throttle input might be undefined as long as the 5V are not provided. What happens if you power on both batteries/controllers?

It still sounds terrible.  How many button toggles in toto?

It isn't too bad to get used to it. And then you don't have to change it as much as on a Zero because you can dial the regen continuously with the twist of your wrist. I leave it in medium mode most of the time.

Regen provides such miniscule charge that it's practically worthless. I would turn it off and let go of the throttle little bit earlier to slow down.

Depends on what you want from it. I agree that it's not really extending your range, I like it as a "third" brake and I'm used to engine braking from my ICE bike.

I don't really know if they will close the loophole or if they'd even be able to. One problem is what happens with all the bikes that are already on the road, will an A1 licence holder still be able to ride them? Will another A1 holder be able to ride the same bike if they buy it used? Will it depend on when the rider got their licence (before or after the change to the legislation)?

The second problem is there's a reason why electric bikes are rated on continuous power and not peak, they can't hold peak power for an extended period like a gas bike can. The real issue is the way in which continuous output is defined, assuming my understanding of it is correct. Instead it should be based on the absolute maximum that the motor can sustain for a certain period of time before it overheats and has to reduce power. However this is a hard thing to test and would require a bit of trial and error, plus it would depend on environmental factors.

To the first issue, this has happened in the past several times and once registered, the bike is only bound by the legislation at the time of registration. Otherwise my ICE bike wouldn't pass the emissions test.

To your second point: Not all bikes can do it, but Energicas can due to oil cooling  Your proposed definition is the actual definition of continuous power: 2.4 of https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:42006X1124(03)