Jan-Willem van Schaik

TAOYUAN, Taiwan - The statement 'Taiwan's bicycle industry is entering a new era', made by Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) chairman Michael Tseng last October certainly applies to IT specialist Darfon Electronics Corp. Known for their e-bike brands Votani and Besv, the Taiwanese company Darfon aims

LEUVEN, Belgium - Accell Group selected Rein4ced for the production of high-end carbon fiber bicycle frames in Europe.

LONDON, UK - For Brompton the special edition bikes, with the higher price tag they attract, as well as the ongoing benefits of moving to larger premises four years ago helped drive the company's strong growth in both sales and pre-tax profits in its latest financial year.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Dutch e-bike maker QWIC has received 10 million euro in growth capital from De Hoge Dennen Capital, the investment vehicle of the Netherlands based De Rijcke family. The investment makes it possible for QWIC to meet its international ambitions and to develop e-bikes of the next generation.

HOYA, Germany - To address it Danish customers better, Hermann Hartje KG from Germany and Ebsen Bikes A/S from Vojens, Denmark have joined forces.

HOOFDDORP, the Netherlands - The Solar Bicycle Parking Facility is a new development of ECOpro Technology BV, a Dutch manufacturer of prefab construction systems and specialist in solar roofs. "The applications of solar panels in combination with e-bikes are versatile," says ECOpro Technology MD James Post.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - There are just a few days left for companies to submit products to the Taipei Cycle 2020 d&i awards. Organizer iF International Forum Design renamed the category 'IoT Applications for Cycling' to 'Smart cycling services' for this year's competition.

SEOUL, South Korea - Puncture-resistance specialist Tannus has been awarded the 2019 'IP-R&D Outstanding Institution Award' by the South Korean government in recognition of the brand's work to secure its intellectual property.

BAD SODEN, Germany - In the past ten years, the German e-bike industry developed a successful system to collect waste e-bike batteries.

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - Industry organizations BOVAG and RAI in the Netherlands expect a huge boost for the country's e-bike market in 2020 and the years after.