Electric Bicycles

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Keith Woolford February 28, 2018 at 7:42pm

It may be just as easy to replace them. These folks are more than automotive batteries.

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Floyd R. Turbo September 4, 2017 at 9:03am

So what's involved in getting a bicycle license plate? Does it need a frame number, or original bill of sale? Do they have them at the Municipio in Boquete?

Also for turistas after 90 days in country, I think one needs a bicycle wallet license to be legal (which may not be possible if only for residents). Where and how do you get those?

Or do you need a border hop after 90 days for that too?
- Hil > Floyd R. Turbo March 1, 2018 at 5:07am
  
  I bought a bicycle license plate for $5 in 2014. All I used was my passport and bill of sale. They never ask about residency or time in country. I lived in David at the time. The Municipio handled it in David. Now some Panamanian is using my license plate-------it was stolen lolololololol. No type of drivers license was required in 2014 for a bicycle.
Keith Woolford August 31, 2017 at 10:09am

Technically an electric bicycle is motorized, but I also doubt if there's much, if any, enforcement of Transit regulations on them.

Walmart sells them in the U.S. I got a bicycle license once upon a time for one that was imported here.
- Diane Schramm > Keith Woolford February 28, 2018 at 3:08pm
  
  Hi Keith,
  
  My husband and I are moving to Boquete within the next week. We were able to easily ship our electric bikes but without the Ion Lithium batteries. We are not having any luck with finding a company that will ship them to Panama. Do you have any suggestions on this?
  - John R Hampton > Diane Schramm February 28, 2018 at 3:26pm
    
    Once you get here set up an account with Airbox in Boquete, then use their "surface freight" option (versus air freight) to have a family member or a friend ship the lithium batteries to your new Boquete account.
    
    Surface freight (sea going in this case) takes about 4 weeks, air freight about 1 week.
    - Diane Schramm > John R Hampton February 28, 2018 at 3:38pm
      
      Thank you John for your quick reply.
      
      What we are finding is that Panama does not accept 'dangerous' goods by land, air, or sea.
      
      We will look you up when we get to Boquete to find out more.
      - John R Hampton > Diane Schramm February 28, 2018 at 6:07pm
        
        Lithium batteries power virtually every mobile device in the world right now but can be volatile under rare circumstances. That's why airlines are particularly strict handling their transport.
        
        Shipment by sea should be less of a problem given global demand for lithium and Panama is just as dependent on these batteries as everybody else.
Amanda Firestone August 27, 2017 at 4:12pm

Anyone who would drive an electric bicycle, a scooter, or even a motorcycle in Panama must have a death wish.
- Mike Petersen > Amanda Firestone February 28, 2018 at 8:58pm
  
  Agreed.

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