WIRED Freedom: moped-style electric bike (multi-mode)

01 / What it is

The machine, in the manufacturer’s own terms

WIRED calls the Freedom (60V (unrestricted / off-road configuration)) a moped-style electric bike (multi-mode). The manufacturer programs and labels it as a Class 2 electric bicycle. A manufacturer’s class label is shown here, but it never bypasses the spec check below.

02 / Cited specifications

Every figure traces to a fetched source

The facts that decide the verdict

Motor — nominal (rated)

1500 W — manufacturer term: “continuous”Product page: 60V geared rear hub motor rated "1500W continuous". This is the nominal/continuous rating; it exceeds the 750 W (and 1,000 W) e-bike motor caps used by nearly every state, in both the shipped Class-2 mode and the unrestricted mode cited here.WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Motor — peak / maximum

3200 W — manufacturer term: “peak”Product page: "3200W peak output".WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Vehicle top speed

35 mphUnrestricted (off-road) configuration; the factory-default Class-2 mode is 20 mph.WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Pedal-assist cutoff

35 mphThis page covers the unrestricted configuration: "35+ mph in unrestricted mode (for off-road only)", on throttle and pedal assist. The bike also ships in a 20 mph Class-2 mode (not covered here).WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Throttle-only cutoff

35 mphUnrestricted mode: 35+ mph via the throttle.WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Throttle present

YesProduct page describes a customizable throttle (power/speed limitable) plus cruise control.WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Fully operable pedals

YesProduct page lists a selectable torque/cadence pedal-assist sensor and pedaling operation — the Freedom has operable pedals.WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Manufacturer-claimed class

Class 2Ships set to Class 2 (20 mph throttle + PAS), configurable to Class 1 (PAS only) or Class 3 (28 mph PAS), or an unrestricted off-road mode. This page covers the unrestricted mode; the manufacturer's Class-2 claim is noted for provenance.WIRED Freedom 60V — official product page

Nominal (rated) and peak power are kept separate — never merged into the statutory motor rating. Facts marked Unverified could not be confirmed from a fetched manufacturer source and are excluded from the per-state defeating-fact logic. Spec facts taken from WIRED's official Freedom 60V product page (wiredebikes.com). The bike is multi-mode: it ships in a 20 mph Class-2 mode and is configurable to an unrestricted 35+ mph off-road mode. This page covers the UNRESTRICTED off-road configuration for its speed cutoffs; the 1,500 W continuous motor rating is treated as nominal and exceeds the e-bike motor cap of nearly every state in both modes. Re-verify monthly (multi-mode gray-zone model).

03 / Why it is — or isn’t — an e-bike

The definitional facts that decide it

Every state’s electric-bicycle definition turns on the same handful of facts: operable pedals, motor power, and how fast the motor keeps assisting. This machine’s cited figures — a throttle, motor assistance to 35 mph, and fully operable pedals — are run against each state’s electric-bicycle definition below. Where a state isn’t verified here yet, the row says so rather than guessing.

04 / State by state

The cited Freedom verdict in all 50 states + DC

This addresses electric-bicycle classification only. It does not by itself decide whether a machine can be registered or operated as another vehicle type; where a primary agency source resolves that, it is noted in the row.