Alternator For E-Bike

"Here in Israel we are not allowed to use a bicycle with an i.c assistance engine""I think to mount on the bicycle a 1 hp 4stroke engine"

oh fred..... tsk tsk...

there you go being logical and literal again...

Unless you have spoken to the authorities and have been given specific approval to use an IC engine to power an alternator to power an electric motor to drive your bike, I'd give up now and follow a different path.

An IC engine is an IC engine whether is it driving an alternator or a rear wheel.

The reason that I.C engine was prohibited for bicycle in Israel was safety!

Any motorized bicycle shouldn't be faster than 25 km/h,so they thought prohibiting the I.C engine will be the easiest way to control all the versions of motorized bicycle.

This was told me by the guy who fought the traffic authority to allow the e-bike!

A 100Km/h e-bike is feseable, build it and become a hero!

"The reason that I.C engine was prohibited for bicycle in Israel was safety!

Any motorized bicycle shouldn't be faster than 25 km/h,so they thought prohibiting the I.C engine will be the easiest way to control all the versions of motorized bicycle."

So how is your design going to get around this ruling?

Maybe... Make a detachable motor/generator box that is your "portable recharge unit". If you just happen to be recharging on the way down the road. :)

Maybe mounting the generator onto one of those bike trailers could circumvent the law - it's not on the bike!

Or you could just pedal more often and build up the endurance to do what you wish without c.e. or motor assistance, making you a more independent traveler.