Newsom Signs SB 1167, Drawing a Clearer Line Between E-Bikes and E-Motos

California Governor Newsom Signs SB 1167 to Protect Consumers and Legal eBikes vs eMotos

(California, USA) Some good news to share: California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 1167 into law. Authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear, SB 1167 draws a clear line between legal e-bikes and the high-powered electric devices too often marketed as e-bikes, giving consumers clearer information about what they’re buying while protecting California’s established e-bike rules. California's Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 1167 into law protect…

Bass makes production of signing 2 CicLAvias worth of Metro open streets funding, and Newsom signs bill defining ebikes and e-motos

Welcome to the worldwide A Week Without Driving. Or as I call it, Thursday. ………. After ignoring bicycles since the last election cycle — pun intended — Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Karen Bass made a theatrical production of signing a resolution dedicating

California SB 1167 Signed Into Law, Protecting Electric Bicycles and Addressing Public Safety Concerns With E-Motos

On September 30, California SB 1167 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear and championed by PeopleForBikes, CalBike, Streets for All, and Streets are For Everyone, the bill marks a significant step forward for protecting consumers, preserving access to legal electric bicycles (e-bikes), and creating much-needed rules for higher-powered [...]

Newsom Signs SB 1167, Drawing a Clearer Line Between E-Bikes and E-Motos

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1167 into law Wednesday, establishing new consumer protections intended to make it harder for high-powered electric motorcycles and other devices to be marketed as e-bikes. The law takes effect January 1, 2027. The law, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), was one of two major bicycle bills Streetsblog California followed […] The post Newsom Signs SB 1167, Drawing a Clearer L…

New law cracks down on illegal marketing of e-motos as e-bikes

Today, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1167 (Blakespear), a bill that bans manufacturers from advertising high-powered “e-motos” as e-bikes. This legislation requires higher-powered electric motorcycles and mopeds to be truthfully […]

Press Release: Governor Newsom Signs SB 1167 to Protect E-Bike Consumers

The California Bicycle Coalition today celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of SB 1167, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear and co-sponsored by CalBike, PeopleForBikes, Streets Are For Everyone, and Streets For All. The new law strengthens consumer protections by clarifying what can legally be sold and marketed as an electric bicycle in California. It protects legitimate Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes while requiring high-powered electric …