E-bike/scooter businesses scramble to comply with enforcement deadline
High insurance rates and the costs involved in retrofitting e-bikes and e-scooters are impacting business that sell and rent the machines.
Several people involved in the business say they are divided over the need to impose rules enforcing motorbike-style indicators and brake lights on low-powered e-scooters.
Julio Acevedo, owner of CayScooter, said he backed the need for stricter rules on fast e-bikes – but did not see the need for low-powered e-scooters to be treated the same. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Feb 03, 2026 05:44 PM