Drove some lithium-ion EV's today

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Electric bikes, that is - 250-350 watts 36v systems. They either provide one of 4 user-selected levels of assist when you pedal, or full drive, controlled by a thumb throttle.

Slick: it even had regenerative braking, activated by the slightest pull of the rear brake lever, or activated by hitting a button on a tiny, bar-mounted control panel/display.

Also tried a used Chinese-built electric scooter with pedals, which actually falls under our new "power assisted bicycle" regs since its top speed is under 32 km/h. 250w, PbA. Kinda funky, but more of a toy than anything else. A powered bicycle is more practical.