Originally Posted by
radroad
Sorry, talking to a few people you know is not a basis for generalizing to all e-bike owners.
Most also have pedalec, BUT, guess what, most pedalecs are just rotation sensors... In other words just a throttle, as they do not,
have pressure sensors, So, a "pretend pedaling" effort, or a full pedaling effort, works just as well, as a throttle, (when you don't actually want to pedal), as to reducing sweating/effort,
but in reality, it is in every way is just a throttle, (or can be used as a throttle), except it "
looks" like normal bike pedalling,
whether it is or not, ... and the person using it can honestly say/think,
they do not have a throttle
EDIT; IN other words, people are hoodwinked, probably willingly to get around the Laws...

Oh look, My E-Bike does not have a throttle... (but I don't actually need to put any effort into pedaling to go any where, I just need to rotate the crank)...

and, you wonder why some people on here are so against E-Bikes pretending to be bicycles...
EDIT 2: I am actually 100%for E-Assist bicycles....
BUT, Not mopeds, or even, overpowered E-Bikes with a throttle, where one does not need to put in a "normal amount of effort" to go anywhere...