New California Law Bars Selling Devices That Make E-Bikes Faster

The aim is to make streets and boardwalks safer, said the Newport Beach Republican who wrote the bill.

A boy rides an e-bike in Huntington Beach, Calif., on May 20, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Special devices are being sold in California to make electric bikes faster, but not for much longer—not legally, anyway.

Gov. Gavin Newsom this month signed Assembly Bill 1774, which will ban the sale of devices known as “tuning kits.”