There’s no overarching federal law firmly regulating it, just guidelines, so actual laws can vary from state to state but generally speaking, they tend to be legally distinct from the term motor vehicle as long as they fall under the class 1-3 ebike, otherwise, they probably would consider it an unlicensed motor vehicle of some kind.
Legally, an ebike absolutely can be distinct from being a motor vehicle despite having a motor (at least in some places in the US).
Interesting. I was unaware of that.
There’s no overarching federal law firmly regulating it, just guidelines, so actual laws can vary from state to state but generally speaking, they tend to be legally distinct from the term motor vehicle as long as they fall under the class 1-3 ebike, otherwise, they probably would consider it an unlicensed motor vehicle of some kind.