In my state an e-bike is not a moped. e-bikes have pedals, most (mopeds) do not. An e-bike can go on the MUP’s a moped cannot (even an electric moped). There’s probably not much crossover between the two market segments. People on e-bikes still consider themselves cyclist. Moped guys and gals do not.
And here’s a definition from your government;
At the federal level, a 2002 law enacted by Congress,
HB 727, amended the Consumer Product Safety Commission definition of e-bikes. The law defined a low-speed electric bicycle as “A two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 mph.” The federal law permits e-bikes to be powered by the motor alone (a “throttle-assist” e-bike), or by a combination of motor and human power (a “pedal-assist” e-bike).
Significantly, federal law only specifies the maximum speed that the e-bike can travel under motor power alone. It does not provide a maximum speed when the bicycle is being propelled by a combination of human and motor power, which is how e-bikes are predominantly ridden. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has clarified that the federal law does allow e-bikes to travel faster than 20 mph when using a combination of human and motor power.
This law distinguishes, at the federal level, e-bikes that can travel 20 mph or less under motor power alone from motorcycles, mopeds and motor vehicles. Devices that meet the federal definition of an electric bicycle are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and must meet bicycle safety standards. However, as a 2014
e-bike law primer notes, this federal law only applies to the e-bike’s product standards and safety.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/transp...ve-primer.aspx
So, no an e-bike is not a moped.