Owners of Electric Bicycles and Scooters Now Required to Register Vehicles for Licenses

The Ministry of Transportation has announced new regulations requiring the owners of all electric scooters and bicycles to register their vehicle and receive a license for them, according to reporting by Calcalist.

According to the report, owners of vehicles, including citizens over 16 and foreign workers, have half a year to comply with the new regulations, and a designated app and web page has been set up for the convenience of electric scooter and bicycle owners. The information will then be entered into a national database.

According to Transportation Ministry estimates, there are some 100-150,000 electric bicycles in Israel and a similar number of electric scooters.