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I think the term "throttle" is a misconception to how some people use them on E-bikes. The first thing that comes to mind when you say throttle, is using it like a motorcycle to power the bike without pedaling. In reality many E-bike operators (myself included) use a the throttle as the electric assist on/off button or as a power "boost" button.

Like others have stated, some like to ride the bicycle as they always have and only hit the throttle when they want to add assistance. All this does is turn the electric assist on while they continue pedaling. I use my PAS with a throttle the same way. While riding with PAS on, I hit the throttle to get an added boost of power on difficult climbs. What this appears to do on my ride is allow the electric motor to go into "peak power mode" (350W motor pumped up to 680W power level).

In both of the examples above, the throttle isn't being used in the traditional sense of the word as most people would think.
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