Amazon Stops Selling Fast E-Bikes To Californians

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Bowing to pressure from the California Attorney General, Amazon will no longer sell the fastest e-bikes in the state because of existing laws that differentiate bicycles with electric assist from mopeds and e-motorcycles. The online retail giant said Friday it would stop selling e-bikes that have top speeds that exceed the classification for a bicycle, according to Sacramento-based KCRA. It follows a message from Attorney General Rob Bonta last month to e-bike sellers and buyers that the top speed for pedal-assisted models or Class 3 bikes is 28 mph. Models with low-speed pedal assist or a throttle-assist (Class 1 and Class 2, respectively) are not allowed to exceed 20 mph, according to state law. The classification is required by California law to be disclosed with a permanent label on the e-bike, along with the power of the electric motor and top speed. “We are seeing a surge of safety incidents on our sidewalks, parks, and streets,” Bonta said in an Apr. 14 press release titled “Too Fast, Too Furious.” “Bike r