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Near the truth perhaps. When I visited the trader in question the office had four staff laptops, rather than work stations. .

Human nature in part I suppose, not looking forward to the work but looking forward to the relaxation. And of course the driving is necessitated by the work, so when we finish work, it's almost being cheated that we still have more to do to get home. .

Fully agree, and I express that by insisting that I'm a learner driver, like everyone else. There's always the mistake that can be made and something else to learn. Where losing one's rag is concerned, age definitely helps. The older I get, the more calmly I can deal with situations that arise. .

And that's my two-pennyworth too, from the first ever forum member with nine years in here. :) .

Yes, in a London exercise putting truck drivers on bicycles and cyclists into high truck cabs made them both realise what each others difficulties were. It's changes of attitudes of this sort that can bring about major changes in road safety. But much can be done by individuals if they would...

That is not so with pedelecs which are specifically excluded from Motor Vehicle Type Approval. It's the full throttle pedelecs whch are subject to that type approval with effect from January 1st 2016, but the DfT says they will still be consider them as EAPCs as long as all the other factors...

The EU law is paramount of course and we know that. But you are misunderstanding the changes taking place that we are discussing, they are EU ones. The L1e-A Type Approval measures will apply to 250 watt pedelecs with full throttles, and they are obviously not being considered as bicycles if...

I'm sure that's true, judging by the way under 14s have always been fascinated by my e-bikes. This age limit dates back to another bit of over-restriction. Our 1983 EAPC law originally had a 12 mph assist limit as well as 200 watts. That was later partly brought into line with the EU's 25 kph...

Actually not pointless of Haibike, it's only nanny-state Britain that has this ridiculous lower age limit. The rest of Europe can ride pedelecs at any age they can ride any other bike, for example this in The Netherlands:

I agree, and I prefer the larger chainwheel to the new Bosch tiddler. Knowing how reliable Yamaha's early crank motors were, this new one could become one of the greats of e-biking .

Overall the peak age is said to be about 28 years, climbing up to that and then declining steadily thereafter. I unintentionally flattened out my peak since I smoked from an early age and very heavily in the 20s, 30s and 40s. So my performance was poor when it shouldn't have been but greatly...

It is definitely an age thing, but is variable with the amount of cycling and high cadence practicing. A few years back in my early 70s my cadence had dropped quite a lot, but after a spell of practicing higher cadences I hit 114 on one stretch. So it can be rebuilt even in the mid 70s...

That was good, rather like my best one, showroom new Fiat Tipo at the very heavily discounted £6975, 10.5 years of no spares bought motoring and sold for £500 at the end. .

So what we need now is clarification on: 1) The L1e-A low powered moped type approval requirements. 2) Where twist and go pedelecs stand with regards to L1e-A type approval requirements, 3) Does there really have to be pedal input to have power in L1e-A mopeds? If so this is not the...

Yes it was. They tend to pester with emails afterwards, probably since they get a cut from any successful sale. .

It's easier for the Dutch makers too. Gazelle flirted with the Panasonic crank unit back in 2007 but quickly dropped it when it dawned that their terrain made crank drive pointless. Koga-Sparta still have their 2007 rear hub DD motor, but otherwise the market is for moderate power front hub...

It's possible that there could be a sudden leap in e-car prices, since this government is slashing subsidies on what they consider desirable technologies. For example the solar panels they want us to buy and install are having their subsidy slashed by a huge 85% in January. It means the £400...

Thanks Shemozzle, their reaction to the EC reply seems similar to my disbelief at the DfT ruling. Statements are being made which simply cannot accord with current law or current type approval intentions. .

Yes, they are said to be automatic by the makers. .

The Peugeot Citroen e-models are of course the Mitsubishi i-MiEV sold under licence. One car badged three ways. .