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Proposed Federal Regulation Change Could Reduce E-Bike Inventory Value

01 May 2025 | Abstracted from Bicycle Retailer

"If approved by the CPSC and then Congress, e-bikes that met EN, other standards, or no standards - but not UL - could no longer be legally sold in the U.S. It's not clear how many e-bikes are currently in wholesale or retail inventory that fall into this category.

"Giant Group, along with PeopleForBikes, does not believe a unique testing standard (like UL 2849), which is not harmonized with global standards, will bring any additional safety to the quality products sold by Giant..."

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