Help with ebikes and watts

So I’m confused. The Yamaha eVino has a 1200 watt motor but you only need a 50cc license to ride it. BUT if I have a 750 watt motor bicycle I need a higher grade (bigger than 50cc) license to ride it. My understanding is that they treat up to 500 watts as 50cc.

3 comments
  1. While the eVino has a peak output of 1.2kW, it is limited in general operation to 580W, which meets the 600W (not 500W) limit for gentsuki classification.

  2. Isn’t this just peddle assist vs throttle. If it’s pedal assist it’s treated like a mamachari, if it’s full throttle it’s treated as a gentsuki.

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