pedelec

thumb|Deutsche Bahn pedelecs with rear hub motors and batteries placed inside the frames. This is the "Jetstream" from [[Riese und Müller.]]

Pedelec (from pedal electric cycle), or EPAC (electrically power-assisted cycle), or EAPC, is the term for electric bicycles or e-bikes where the electric motor is controlled by the rider's pedalling. In many countries this term describes the majority or all electric bicycles legally in use, but is not itself a legal description and as such seldom used. Many jurisdictions classify pedelec-type bicycles almost the same as unmotorized bicycles, with few or no legal restrictions, rather than as mopeds, where the riders are subject to the regulations of such motor vehicles, e.g. having a license, a vehicle registration, insurance, wearing a helmet, or age-restrictions.