Electric bike
![Kent sells Univega USA and Kent-branded e-bikes. Kent sells Univega USA and Kent-branded e-bikes.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/700c_univega-gran-tech.jpg?itok=Ixu4NM0H)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ruled that e-bikes fall under the same category as electric motorcycles and therefore share an exclusion, granted in September, from the Trump administration's Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports. Importers of Chinese e-bikes are now exempt from paying the 25% tariff imposed in August 2018.
![Why struggle? The BRAIN E-Bike Dealer Tour heads to LAX. Why struggle? The BRAIN E-Bike Dealer Tour heads to LAX.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/e-beach.jpg?itok=xM4rkUpd)
Editor's note: A version of this article ran in the November issue of BRAIN.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (BRAIN) — As far west as you can get, with nothing but sand between us and the Pacific, we headed to the last retailer visit on our three-day tour.
![N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo by Patrick Cashin. N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Photo by Patrick Cashin.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/andrew_cuomo_2017.jpg?itok=DowGmjZX)
ALBANY, N.Y. (BRAIN) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted last month that he would propose legislation to legalize e-bikes and e-scooters in the state. He said he would announce the legislation during his State of the State speech, which he delivered Wednesday. Instead, Cuomo, did not mention e-bikes in his speech.
![Bill de Blasio at City Hall in 2019. Wiki Commons photo. Bill de Blasio at City Hall in 2019. Wiki Commons photo.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/528px-bill_de_blasio_blue_room_city_hall_nyc.jpg?itok=K2V9iBy1)
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Two days before Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to propose a new e-bike bill, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city's enforcement of delivery workers using throttle-control e-bikes is just.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill Thursday that would give all classes of e-bikes the same rights of the road as traditional bicycles throughout the state. Only Class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes will still be allowed in the city.
![Transportational Alternatives called out Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not signing the e-bike and e-scooter bill. Transportational Alternatives called out Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not signing the e-bike and e-scooter bill.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/emptg9lxkaadoeo-2.jpeg?itok=hadu8Fne)
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — A nonprofit group advocating for bicycle and pedestrian rights in New York City says the delay in passing an e-bike access bill is discriminatory against delivery workers.
![National Park Service logo. National Park Service logo.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/1200px-logo_of_the_united_states_national_park_service.svg__0.png?itok=NYroOU4m)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The National Park Service, facing a lawsuit from conservation groups for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails, disbanded a bike-industry group that has been accused of secret lobbying for that access.
![Debate is raging in New York over e-bike and e-scooter use. Debate is raging in New York over e-bike and e-scooter use.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/screen_shot_2019-09-03_at_11.14.57_am_0.png?itok=ItVgQ8ms)
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Don DiCostanzo has seen e-bike access battles play out successfully in other states and cities, but he's skeptical a bill pending in New York — which also includes e-scooters — will become law.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (BRAIN) — Several e-bike brands are looking to powersport dealers as retail outlets, especially for electric mountain bikes, which are becoming a hit with off-road motorcycle racers.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Lyft is close to reintroducing e-bikes back into its New York bike-share system with improved batteries and brakes.
![U.S. Forest Service is the subject of a lawsuit. U.S. Forest Service is the subject of a lawsuit.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/image.gif?itok=Fb0cucht)
SACRAMENTO (BRAIN) — A group of trail and forest advocates filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for allowing Class 1 e-bikes on non-motorized trails in the Tahoe National Forest without first conducting a public study.
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AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — Pon.Bike, which owns Cervélo, Santa Cruz, Gazelle, and other brands, has acquired Urban Arrow, a Dutch electric cargo brand.