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Most e-bike safety concerns making headlines are actually caused by high-powered e-motos, not legal electric bicycles, as e-moto manufacturers mislabel their products to bypass regulations. PeopleForBikes urges clear distinction and regulation between e-bikes and e-motos to protect the future of electric bicycles and highlights that states already clearly define legal electric bicycles as motor-powered, pedal-equipped vehicles with a maximum motor output of 750 watts and a top speed of 20 mph.

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