Rosie Burgin

LYON, France - Folding e-bike brand, Eovolt, is planning to significantly increase the production capacity at its Lyon, France factory. From July 2022, the brand aims to double production by the end of the year. "We want to intensify our local production to lock in our production chain so we can be more responsive and flexible," explains co-founder Baptiste Fullen.

LUTON, England - European e-scooter provider, Voi Technology, has signed a partnership with a UK-based waste management company to safely dispose and recycle end-of-life batteries from its electric vehicles.

HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands - Following a tumultuous couple of weeks, the consortium led by KKR has declared its offer on Accell Group 'unconditional'. The number of shares tendered has risen to 77.8% and "all offer conditions are now satisfied or waived," according to a statement released yesterday evening.

DENVER, US — Belt drive manufacturer, Gates Industrial Corporation has upgraded and expanded its Carbon Drive product portfolio for e-bikes and bicycles. With new and improved components across four key product lines, the company's next-generation belts and components are being introduced "to enable advances in bicycle drivetrain design and meet the growing global demand."

BERLIN, Germany - E-commerce giant, Signa Sports United (SSU) has opened a new state-of-the-art warehouse facility in Hockenheim, Germany. The large-scale bike parts hub, with a starting capacity of 5 million orders, will operated by Rhenus Warehousing solutions through a third-party logistics (3PL) strategic partnership.

MUNICH, Germany - Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer, Porsche, has announced that it has fully acquired Fazua, the compact e-bike drive system manufacturer. Having become a minority stakeholder in the company earlier this year, this is another sign that Porsche is increasing its activities in the e-bike market.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - The Accell Group take-over has entered a new period of uncertainty. Less than 80% of the fully diluted shares were tendered under the KKR/Teslin offer when the acceptance period expired on June 3rd.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - enviolo, known for its unique stepless shifting products has successfully completed the integration of its Automatiq control units into Bafang's drivetrain system and display unit. Dutch brand, QWIC, will be the first to launch e-bikes with the integrated technology.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The attendance of high-ranking politicians from the urban, state and federal governments at the Eurobike Convention will mark the start of a new era for the global trade fair. Eurobike states that this year it is 'becoming political' as its convention explores the role of the bicycle in the 'mobility revolution.'

KARLSTEIN AM MAIN, Germany - The Battery Experts Forum has released its three-day conference program of high-profile presentations from key players in the battery industry. With progress in the field of electrification speeding up, speakers including Shmuel De-Leon and Sven Bauer will address the current challenges facing the battery industry and with that the e-bike business.