At first, I thought I had misread this title.
What sense does it make in today's world to suspend or limit e-bikes? One of the cleanest forms of energy in modern day society.
Well, it seems that China is considering, and in Hong Kong, the China Standardization Administration was in the mood to do just that. Thankfully, they reconsidered and have, for the moment, decided to suspend this ill advised, in my view, move.
HONG KONG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - China's Standardisation Administration said on Wednesday it has suspended some requirements that could have restricted the use and production of electric bicycles in the country.
Increased production of e-bikes has been a driver of demand for battery metal lead in China, the world's top consumer and producer of the metal, and worries over e-bike production had spurred merchants to sell refined lead stocks to the spot market, traders said.
Earlier this month, the body said e-bikes that weighed over 40 kg or could go faster than 20 km per hour were classified as electric motorbikes, stirring widespread fears that more than 2,000 e-bike factories would close and millions of e-bike users would need to get licences and insurance for the motorbikes. [ID:nTOE5B60DC]
"This is good news," said an official at the China Bicycles Association. He added the industry body had lobbied the Standardisation Administration to relax the standards for e-bikes following the release of the previous document.
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