This is good reading to understand what is happening regarding international regulations and standard for ebikes.
Also discussed in the article is the interest of some to increase the top speed (beyond 25kmh) and the date for the next meeting (Jan 2017).FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – The 1st ISO meeting to get to a world standard for EPACs (electric power assisted cycles) took place last May in Shanghai, China. On what has been discussed there and on the progress made to get to that world standard was recently reported on by ExtraEnergy Chairman Hannes Neupert.
Work on World E-Bike Standard; Plea for Higher Speed
Talks started on getting to a ISO world standard for e-bikes, which is eventually to replace EN 15194. – Photo Sparta
At Eurobike Hannes Neupert presented a lecture that delved deeper into the possible chances for global standardization of electric two-wheelers. Getting to such a world standard for e-bikes follows after the publication the ISO 4210 standard on September 1, 2015.
ISO 4210 part 1 to 9
ISO 4210 is the safety standard for City, Trekking, MTB, Road, and Young Adult bikes. It’s the world standard that replaces the former EN standards. There’s now ISO 4210 part 1 to 9 for all bicycle categories.
ISO world standard 4210-10
At the 1st ISO meeting talks started on getting to a ISO standard for e-bikes, which is eventually to replace EN 15194. Some 60 delegates of industry stakeholders, test houses, and experts took part in the 4-day conference. What has been discussed in Shanghai is to come to ISO world standard 4210-10 which is to include everything that’s not covered by the European type approval regulation. It means that the focus is on 25 km/h and 250 watt e-bikes only.
No duplication of EN 15194
Getting to an ISO standard for EPACs is not about making a simple duplication of the already existing European EN 15194 standard and/or standards in use by other countries. Making such a simple overlay of existing legislation simply doesn’t work, said Hannes Neupert to his audience of some 50 industry experts at last September’s Eurobike. He continued, “Better is to start fresh.”