From the birth of electric bicycles in the 80s of the last century to the full promotion of the beginning of this century, electric bicycles have entered countless families. Electric bicycles are cheap, small and lightweight, and have no threshold, providing a lot of convenience for the people to travel. Now the number of domestic electric bicycles also exceeds 300 million, which is comparable to the number of cars.
When the ownership of an item reaches a certain level, it will cause many contradictions and need to use rules to restrain people's travel. Since 2019, the mainland has implemented a new version of the technical specifications for electric vehicles, which restricts the production and driving standards of electric vehicles. There is a provision in the new national standard that many ordinary people do not understand, that is, the pedals of electric vehicles.
Many people think that the electric vehicle pedal is a superfluous existence, when there is electricity, it is not used, and when there is no electricity, it does not run, and I do not know why experts have to force the installation of pedals on electric bicycles. Compared with the pedals of an electric car, everyone feels that it is more reliable to install rearview mirrors on the car. The rearview mirror can help us observe the road conditions behind us, when changing lanes, the driver does not have to look back, and the rearview mirror can see the situation behind us, avoiding the risk of accidents due to turning back.
The pedals are useless, so why force them to be installed on the car?
First of all, the installation of foot pedals on electric vehicles is actually not a provision that exists after the implementation of the new national standard, and there are requirements for installing foot pedals in the old version of the technical safety specifications for electric vehicles. However, because electric vehicles belong to the category of non-motorized vehicles, the relevant departments do not strictly control electric vehicles, and many manufacturers directly omit this step when producing.
Secondly, the electric vehicle pedals are not completely useless, it can increase the balance of the vehicle. The electric bicycle is relatively lightweight in the design of the body structure, and its center of gravity is not as stable as that of the electric motorcycle. After the pedals are installed, the owner can put his foot on the pedals to balance the center of gravity of the vehicle.
Third, when the vehicle is powered off or the electric drive system fails, it can be driven by humans to help the owner reach the destination.
From these aspects, the role of electric vehicle pedals is still relatively large, why do ordinary people not buy it, think that electric vehicle pedals are "chicken ribs"?
It was felt that the footpegs should not be mandatorily installed, mainly because the role of the footpegs in these aspects was not obvious. Especially when the vehicle is powered off, the human-driven electric vehicle is equivalent to doing useless work, and it is better to get off the car and push it faster. And some electric vehicle traffic will rotate with the vehicle, if you wear a long skirt, the clothes will be wrapped around the pedals, resulting in falls.
The rearview mirror is mounted on the handlebar of the electric vehicle and does not take up space in the electric vehicle. The rearview mirror can also help the owner clear the visual blind spot of the vehicle and improve the safety of driving. Compared to the foot pedals, the rearview mirror is more useful. If you want to force an accessory on an electric bicycle, you prefer to choose a rearview mirror.
Why not install rearview mirrors on your e-bike? The old driver summed up two reasons.
First, electric bicycles are non-motorized vehicles and drive in non-motorized lanes all year round. The non-motorized road is relatively narrow, the road conditions are relatively single, and there is no need to install rearview mirrors.
Second, the support of electric bicycles is limited, and they may be blown down in case of strong winds. In the unlikely event that the vehicle falls, the rearview mirrors will also be shattered and unsafe. What do you think is the reason why the rearview mirrors are not installed on electric vehicles?
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