Yup, same thing as Bosch and other non-US based companies. I understand their point of view, the US is a tiny market so they make their products to comply with the rules of their larger markets. Unfortunately these bikes don't make a heck of a lot of sense for the North American markets and our infrastructure. No doubt some will say no one needs a throttle and that the market for crippled, extremely expensive bikes is ready to boom in North America, even as the bike market in the US falters. What's really concerning is how few kids are even learning to ride bikes in the US which doesn't bode well for the future. Hopefully companies like Juiced which make bikes that are geared to the US/Canada will get over their growing pains and figure out how to manage their inventory and perfect direct shipping, because if all that's left are mid-motor, throttleless bikes at high price points the future growth of ebikes looks doubtful.