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Can You Ride an 11kW Electric Motorcycle on a Car License? Europe's Country-by-Country Rules Explained

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The Pack has compiled a country-by-country breakdown of whether 11kW (A1-category) electric motorcycles can be ridden on a standard car (B) license in Europe. The 11kW figure is a continuous rating; the bikes can briefly exceed 40kW. Rules vary widely — France requires a 7-hour course, Germany requires B196, and Italy requires no training at all — and the article warns that most of these exemptions apply only domestically and don't carry over across borders.

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Ao Azuma

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Technically, the key to the A1 category is a continuous rating of 11kW or under and a power-to-weight ratio of 0.1kW/kg or under. I believe you should look at the continuous figure rather than the catalog's peak value. Even under the same '11kW' label, some designs put out over 40kW under acceleration, and misreading what the number actually means can lead you to the wrong license category. This kind of breakdown is genuinely useful in practice.