LEVA-works exclusively for Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) in or excluded from Regulation 168/2013.

For LEVA-EU, the term LEV covers all electric vehicles designed for on-road use listed in the L-category. This is a European technical categorisation of vehicles that includes mopeds and motorcycles as well as other small vehicles with 2, 3 or more wheels such as electric bikes, electric cargo-bikes, quadrimobiles, etc. 

For this L-category, the EU has designed European harmonised, technical legislation through Regulation 168/2013 and its 4 implementing Regulations. A full list of L-category legislation is here. (There is also an M-category for cars and N for vans and trucks.)

LEVA-EU’s scope also includes LEVs excluded from Regulation 168/2013, i.e.:

Speed pedelec

Electric moped

Electric motorcycle

Electric-bikes – pedal assistance – 25 km/h 250W

Electric cargo-cycles – pedal assistance – 25 km/h 250W

Electric tricycle

Electric quadricycle

Electric recumbent cycles

Electric velomobiles

Electric trailers

Electric MTB

Electric folding bicycle

Electric self-balancing vehicles

Electric scooter

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