But is there really a fundamental difference? If I build a throttle on my bicycle, it still has the same breaks, the same lights, the same driver, the same max speed. The only difference is that I do not have to pedal, everything else is exactly the same. There are countries where it is totally legal to do this and others where you get quite harsh fines. There is no reason for it to be a different thing.
But is there really a fundamental difference?
I would point out that an ebike with a throttle are more like this one (sorry, only find in Italian) than a normal bicycle from a road code point of view.
Is this what we call “Mofa” in Germany? What are the rules for it?
As this one is capable of reaching 45 km/h it’s a “Moped”, not a “Mofa”.
The same used for a scooter since it was a scooter. But it is no longer produced :-(