Jack Oortwijn

STUTTGART, Germany - DEKRA, the German testing and experts organization, has expanded its range of services targeted to electric two-wheel mobility. A new electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) laboratory and battery test facilities based in Stuttgart are opened. It's to meet growing demand caused by the recent changes in the legal status of e-bikes. Compliance of 25km/h e-bikes with the Machinery Directive and EN 15194 is now a legal obligation.

BERLIN, Germany - System integration is the news Brose has in store for MY 2020. The German mid-motor manufacturer expanded its portfolio and is now offering completely integrated Brose drive systems for e-bikes which, next to mid-motors, also includes control units, batteries and displays.

德國，福吉沙芬（Freidrichshafen）－今年Eurobike將在9月4-7日舉辦，約會有150家新的參展商出席。到時將展出各家新一季最新產品和創新的企業總數將超過1400家。由此可見，Eurobike再次證明其在全球自行車產業商展當中領先的重要性。

加拿大，蒙特婁（Montreal）－Eco-Counter已公佈其2019年全球自行車運動指數（Worldwide Cycling Index），其分析了分佈於39個國家的3,266台計數器在去年登錄的5.18億趟行程紀錄後，顯現出自行車運動的整體進展。Eco-Counter總監Jean-Francois Rheault在上月位於蒙特婁由New Cities舉辦的Wellbeing Cities Forum（譯：幸福城市論壇）中宣佈該分析結論，此論壇是由企業決策者討論並在城市主導的計畫上合作以改善都會生活。

美國，坦帕市（Tampa）－American Classic的老闆Bill Shook和Ellen Kast在10日宣佈他們正在出售公司的資產，尋找能夠充分發揮此品牌及其技術潛力的策略性或營運收購者。

HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands - In the first half of this year Accell Group saw its e-bike sales grow by 16 percent unit-wise and 47 percent in value. This boosted the company's overall results as its core business grew 8.8 percent in turnover to close to 651 million euro.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - This year's Eurobike show, taking place from 4 to 7 September, is welcoming some 150 new exhibitors. It takes the total number of companies presenting their newest products and innovations for the coming season to a trade public to over 1,400.

MONTREAL, Canada - Eco-Counter has announced the results of its 2019 Worldwide Cycling Index. It shows an overall progression in cycling activity as it analyzed data from over 518 million trips logged by 3,266 counters, across 39 countries in 2018.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Messe Friedrichshafen has decided not to go ahead with the premiere of its new OUTDOOR Friedrichshafen show scheduled for 17 to 19 September 2019 and to postpone the new format.

TAINAN, Taiwan - The technology is called Diamond Hard Tech (DHT) which, according to Taya, "Provides the solidest hardened base with extreme hardness performance and self-lubrication feature."