Oral Reply by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng to Parliamentary Question on Approved E-Bike Models

Mr Ang Wei Neng asked the Minister for Transport 

a.     how many e-bike models have been approved to date and of these how many are additional new models that have been approved since January 2023; 

b.     in the past three years, how many e-bikes have been registered; 

c.     how many e-bikes are detected to be illegal; 

d.     how many riders are caught for not riding at approved places; and 

e.     how many accidents have been recorded.

Reply by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Baey Yam Keng:

1.     As of 31 August 2023, 66 power-assisted bicycle (PAB) models have been approved, of which 17 were approved since January 2023. Between 2020 and 2022, about 26,300 PABs were registered with LTA. In the same period, 3,000 non-compliant or unregistered PABs were detected; 10,900 riders were caught riding PABs on pedestrian-only paths, footpaths, and expressways, on which PABs are disallowed; and there were 380 accidents involving PABs on roads, and 50 off-road accidents recorded.