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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
* User | * User Freedom: | ||
* User | * User Privacy: | ||
* Business | * Business Model: | ||
* Market | * Market Control: Bosch is the largest E-bike motor manufacturer. Bosch and [[Shimano]] combined hold 75% of the European market share and nearly half of the global market share.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=World Market for Electric Bike Motors: Bosch, Shimano & Bafang Dominate |url=https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116092943/https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |archive-date=16 January 2026 |access-date=8 April 2026 |website=EBike24}}</ref> | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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Many e-bikes, like those of Bosch or [[Shimano]], have their own proprietary systems, making it complicated for third-parties to provide spare parts, which would also void the warranty of the e-bike. [[Right to repair]] legislation would make it easier to provide spare batteries for these e-bikes, which the industry is against by claiming it would be unsafe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grist |last2=Stone |first2=Maddie |date=10 Aug 2023 |title=E-bike companies are fighting to be exempted from right-to-repair laws |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90935615/e-bike-companies-are-fighting-to-be-exempted-from-right-to-repair-laws |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811193642/https://www.fastcompany.com/90935615/e-bike-companies-are-fighting-to-be-exempted-from-right-to-repair-laws |archive-date=11 Aug 2023 |access-date=21 Jun 2025 |website=Fast Company}}</ref> | Many e-bikes, like those of Bosch or [[Shimano]], have their own proprietary systems, making it complicated for third-parties to provide spare parts, which would also void the warranty of the e-bike. [[Right to repair]] legislation would make it easier to provide spare batteries for these e-bikes, which the industry is against by claiming it would be unsafe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grist |last2=Stone |first2=Maddie |date=10 Aug 2023 |title=E-bike companies are fighting to be exempted from right-to-repair laws |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90935615/e-bike-companies-are-fighting-to-be-exempted-from-right-to-repair-laws |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811193642/https://www.fastcompany.com/90935615/e-bike-companies-are-fighting-to-be-exempted-from-right-to-repair-laws |archive-date=11 Aug 2023 |access-date=21 Jun 2025 |website=Fast Company}}</ref> | ||
Bosch and Shimano place restrictions on consumers from being able to connect lights and other components to their e-bike electrical system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Special software only accessible to qualified bike shops is required to activate ports or accept new devices. Additional connectivity barriers exist such as difficult to acquire Bosch specific cables.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bosch eBike Light Switch Activation |url=https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/products/bosch-ebike-light-activation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708203340/https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/products/bosch-ebike-light-activation |archive-date=8 Jul 2025 |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=EBikeShop.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=15 Mar 2022 |title=Bosch takes the L on right to repair for ebikes |url=https://youtu.be/j7e9hO5yMtk?t=75 |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=YouTube}}</ref> | Bosch and [[Shimano]] place restrictions on consumers from being able to connect lights and other components to their e-bike electrical system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI |archive-date=2026-04-03 |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Special software only accessible to qualified bike shops is required to activate ports or accept new devices. Additional connectivity barriers exist such as difficult to acquire Bosch specific cables.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bosch eBike Light Switch Activation |url=https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/products/bosch-ebike-light-activation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708203340/https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/products/bosch-ebike-light-activation |archive-date=8 Jul 2025 |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=EBikeShop.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=15 Mar 2022 |title=Bosch takes the L on right to repair for ebikes |url=https://youtu.be/j7e9hO5yMtk?t=75 |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=YouTube}}</ref> | ||
===Dishwasher with home connect system=== | ===Dishwasher with home connect system=== | ||