Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/15
By: Wang Shu-fen and Ko Lin
Taipei, Dec. 15 (CNA) The Directorate General of Highways (DGH) unveiled Friday five
Photo courtesy of the Directorate General of Highways
different types of license plates that will be issued to all newly-registered electric scooters and motorcycles beginning next year.
The number plates will be issued to five different types of electric scooters — small light-duty, ordinary light-duty, ordinary heavy-duty, large heavy-duty, and large heavy-duty scooters/motorcycles with a cubic capacity exceeding 550cc or 54 horsepower (hp).
According to the DGH, the definition of small light-duty pertains to scooters with power not exceeding 1.34hp, while ordinary light-duty means between 1.34hp to 5hp, ordinary heavy-duty above 5hp and below 40hp, and large heavy-duty above 40hp and below 54hp. [FULL STORY]