Is a bicycle equipped with a motor with a power not exceeding 0.5 kW considered a moped?

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The correct answer is that it is a powered cycle (or cycle with motor). To classify these vehicles correctly, we must look at the motor's power rating: Pedal-assisted bicycle (EPAC/Pedelec): Max power of 250 W (0.25 kW). The motor cuts off if pedaling stops or speed exceeds 25 km/h. Powered cycle (L1e-A): Cycles designed to pedal equipped with an auxiliary propulsion up to 1000 W (1 kW). Moped (L1e-B): Two-wheeled vehicles with a max speed of 45 km/h and power up to 4000 W (4 kW). Since 0.5 kW equals 500 W, the vehicle exceeds the pedelec category but falls strictly within the definition of a powered cycle, not a moped.

Is a bicycle equipped with a motor with a power not exceeding 0.5 kW considered a moped?

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