Boise has seen an influx of vehicles sold as e-bikes even when those vehicles go more than 28 mph and have no pedals, essentially making them electric motorcycles or “e-motos,” according to a city memo.
Now, Boise’s City Council members on Tuesday are scheduled to consider an emergency ordinance allowing e-motos only on public roads, after what the memo called a “concerning surge” in injuries related to electric transportation.
The ordinance defines an e-moto as a “two or three-wheeled vehicle propelled in part or wholly by an electric motor exceeding 750 watts or capable of a top speed of more than 28 miles per hour,” differentiating it from an e-bike…