荷蘭，鹿特丹（Rotterdam）－作為Decathlon的國際自行車部門採購主管，Didier Morelle的名字在業界可說是耳熟能詳。他今年也積極參與籌辦世界自行車產業論壇。他個人相當支持以產業高階主管層為主的國際論壇議會等，他認為這非常重要，也相當具啟發性。對於舉辦在即的WCF，他表示：「我們必須傳達永續性及環境議題以確保這個產業的未來發展。」

中國，無錫市－電動自行車和其他電動交通工具的發展面臨最大的瓶頸就是受限於充電速度和電池壽命。位於無錫市的電池開發商Jiangsu NESC Science and Technology Company（江蘇超電）聲稱他們運用了太空科技與石墨烯，且在這些困難上已有重大突破。

台灣，台中－台灣自行車雙雄報告今年第一季電動自行車銷售成長。Giant Manufacturing Co.和Merida Industry Co.的高階自行車及電動自行車訂單雙雙增加。

Shimano去年祭出王牌在電動自行車市場上獲得成功，而這股熱潮也持續延燒到今年第一季。該公司2019前三個月的財務報告指出

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan's largest bicycle makers are reporting rising e-bike sales in the first quarter of this year. Giant Manufacturing Co. and Merida Industry Co. both saw increasing orders for high-end bicycles and electric bikes.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - Smartphone-based ride-sourcing as well as shared, dockless light mobility are the early signs of potentially profound changes in the way in which we move around our cities. Such disruptive urban mobility scenarios are having already and will have a big impact.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The multi-billion-dollar micromobility business continues to roll onwards with a wide range of solutions for urban users, industry and the retail trade.

LONDON, UK - The UK government's Department for Transport (DfT) has made GBP 2 million (2.3m euro) funding available for the acquisition of e-cargo bikes, to support last mile deliveries by England's business and corporate sector.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - With the latest e-bike sales figures going through the roof the European Cyclists' Federation, leaders of 2017's EU Cycling Strategy, is about to publish new scenarios for cycling's EU policy roadmap, suggesting that 2030 bike sales could be more than double previous estimates.

Having less than 5 months to go, the #1 trade show of the Benelux Vélovak is thriving. On the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of September Vélovak will take place in Evenementenhal Gorinchem. A lot happened around Vélovak since the introduction of the Moped and Scooter square last month.

WUXI, China - Inefficient charging and a limited battery life has been the main problems which have restricted the development of e-bikes as well as other e-vehicles.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - Venture capital is investing billions of dollars into last-mile urban mobility products. As bicycles become cornerstones of urban mobility and policy, markets expand and new competitors and substitutes enter.

MANRESA, Spain - E-commerce company Deporvillage closed the financial year 2018 with a profitable result. The company reports a 28 percent increase in turnover from 35 million in 2017 to 45 million last year.

LILLE, France - O2Feel is a French e-bike brand created by Grégoire Brunet and Jean Bataille based in the North of France. Since its start it has grown to a 2018 sales total of 15,000 e-bikes and about 15 million euro turnover. To further strengthen that growth the company is now going international.

PARIS, France - After a big and growing number of suppliers from the automotive sector made their appearance within the e-bike market, the next powerhouse appears now. And this time it's an unexpected one. Michelin is making it acquaintance in electric bicycles with "E-drives powered by Michelin".

OSAKA, Japan - The trump cards that led to Shimano's success within the 2018 e-bike market, delivered a likewise performance in the first quarter of this year. This becomes evident from the company's financial reporting covering the first three months of 2019.

MEQUON, USA - Hayes Performance Systems' product development team designed a set of kids components. "Our inspiration was fueled when we saw so many kids struggling with the lack of performance-level components," the US based component manufacturer states in a press release.

LUDHIANA, India - Mach-1 is the next European bicycle wheel building machinery manufacturer entering the India market. The company hired a local agent who is promoting wheel building and rim making machines among local bicycle OEM's who are assembling for the local and European market.