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.
CHICAGO, USA - Researchers of the Chicago College of Engineering (University of Illinois) have discovered a method which greatly improves the fire safety of Lithium-Ion batteries. This is good news for all sectors of the e-mobility industry, where fire safety is a major concern.
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."
DUISBURG, Germany - Is there a solution for the major problem that the rocketing e-bike sales in Europe is facing? That problem is in the limited availability of aluminum frames. Production in Europe has to increase; and fast. But starting (robotized) production of alloy frames is complicated.
Subscribers onlyMADRID, Spain - It took some more time as in other European countries, but electric bikes are now also making their mark on the bicycle market in Spain.
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Last Friday Accell Group NV announced that it has reached agreement on the sale of its Canadian brand registrations of Raleigh, Diamondback, Redline and IZIP to Canadian Tire Corporation; the country's biggest bike retailer.
21-year-old trainee Cem Inceoglu has been hired as a member of Thun's back office and sales controlling team. He originally joined the company in August 2017 on the apprenticeship programme that he recently rounded off successfully.
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－電動滑板車在歐洲現正越來越普及，不論是定點租還或是隨借隨還的電動滑板車都到處充斥於街道上，使用率也越來越高。因此也造成不少意外發生，近期在布魯塞爾首次發生致命意外，引起政府及各機構的高度關注。接下來政府將會訂定相關法規，甚至歐盟也可能立法規範。
法國，巴黎（Paris）－由於共享滑板車系統經營者數量正不斷成長，產品使用者數量和意外事故次數的也不斷增加，因此法國將從九月開始落實電動滑板車相關的新法規以管理該類城市交通工具。
日本，磐田市（Iwata）－Yamaha突破了自己在越野摩托車的表現，更是顯現出該品牌大廠源自摩托車運動的DNA。Yamaha現在聲稱其新款PW-X2中置馬達已為高階電動登山車設下新標竿。Yamaha還會為2020年度車款帶來更多新品，向是搭載PW-ST、四元感測系統（Quad Sensor System）及自動輔助模式技術的運動越野自行車。
台灣，彰化－由於今年初開始徵收電動自行車的反傾銷稅，因此TranzX正遷移其製造廠。他們並不是把所有的產線都從中國東莞市及深圳遷至台灣，而是只有遷移新款TranzX馬達M17至台灣廠。這是否意味未來會有更多？
Subscribers onlyAMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - First half year results for the Dutch market indicate that again electric bike sales is showing huge growth. It contrasts sharply with the sale of regular bicycles, which is sinking further and further.
Subscribers onlyKORTRIJK, Belgium - That the Belgian people embraced e-bikes has already been established as a fact by recent market studies carried out by 'Velofollies', the country's biggest bicycle show.
ANNECY, France - Amer Sports has completed its divestment of Mavic SAS. The Finnish sporting goods manufacturer has finalized the sale of its French bike subsidiary to private equity firm Regent LP.
TAMPA, USA - Bill Shook and Ellen Kast, owners of the American Classic business, announced yesterday that they are marketing the assets of the business for sale, seeking a strategic or operational acquirer that can leverage the brand and its technologies to its fullest potential.
JOURE, the Netherlands - As part of a restructuring of the company which has resulted in the 3 companies that belong to the Spanninga group now operating under one identity towards customers, also management changes have taken place.
IWATA, Japan - The company has made a new for itself in motocross and even points to its DNA coming from motorsports. With that background Yamaha is now claiming to have set a new benchmark for hi-end e-MTBs with its new top mid-motor PW-X2.
