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E BIKE AND E SCOOTER STOCK

In the eyes of many pedestrians, e-bikes do not have a good image. There are ever louder demands to classify and register e-bikes as road vehicles. With license plate and stuff. Source: AAP / DARREN ENGLAND/AAPIMAGE

E-bikes are going away like hot cakes right now because hardly anyone wants to commute by car at current fuel prices. However, the trend is also attracting many critics who are calling for stronger regulation and monitoring of popular e-bikes.

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By Lidia Cortina, Wolfgang Mueller

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E-bikes are going away like hot cakes right now because hardly anyone wants to commute by car at current fuel prices. However, the trend is also attracting many critics who are calling for stronger regulation and monitoring of popular e-bikes.

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