For CONEBI, “the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC is a key legislation for the EU bicycle industry.” – Photo Rotwild

Proposal for new EU Machinery legislation leads to uncertainty in the...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - "The recent proposal of European Commission for a new EU Machinery Legislation creates uncertainty in the bicycle industry," states the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI). The European Commission proposes to exclude all 'vehicles which have as their only objective the transport of goods or persons' from the scope of the new legislation.

The UK will officially leave the European Union on January 1st 2021, but the full effect of Brexit on e-bike trade and regulations is still unclear. - Photo Shutterstock

Ensuring compliance for UK e-bike exports post-Brexit

LONDON, England - While talks to ensure a Brexit deal are still on-going, e-bike manufacturers and exporters need to prepare legal provisions for trading in the UK market. Although a lot still remains uncertain, somethings are now clearer,

The ISO standard brings together regulations from various countries. – Photo Shimano

ISO/TS 4210-10 only a technical specification, not a standard

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The existing ISO 4210 safety standard for bicycles was supposed to be extended with a new paragraph on e-bikes. On 1 September ISO officially published this Part 10, but not as a standard, but a technical specification.

Type-approval testing. There’s now threat of European Commission to extend type-approval legislation to regular 250W/25kmh e-bikes. – Photo DEKRA

Will Regular 250W E-Bikes Be Included in Costly Type-Approval...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At an early February Symposium in Brussels titled: 'Symposium on Legal Status and Market Position of Speed Pedelecs' it appeared that there is rising pressure on the European Commission to include electric step-scooters in the type-approval.

Rapidly growing use of electric step-scooters is triggering major concerns among officials and institutions at many levels. – Photo Zero Mobility

Regulations, Probably Even Type-Approval Coming for Electric...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - You can see them in more and more cities around Europe. And the numbers of docked and/or free-floating electric step-scooters on offer on the streets is growing like wildfire. As well as their use.

New, revised EN 15195 for 25km/h – 250W e-bikes is very different from ‘old’ standard. – Photo Bike Europe

Latest EU Commission's Decision Changed Legal Status of E-Bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Last 19 March the European Commission implemented "Decision (EU) 2019/436 on the harmonized standards for machinery drafted in support of Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council."

The Agogs Tracer is set with a maximum support of 32 km/h. – Photo Agogs

Agogs Presents 32 Km/h E-Bikes

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - While the regular speed limit for e-bikes is 25 km/h and km/h for speed pedelecs, Agogs recently launched the 32 km/h Tracer. According to Agogs "this maximum speed is much better suitable and comes closer to a regular bicycle experience".

New, revised EN 15195 for 25km/h – 250W e-bikes is very different from ‘old’ standard. – Photo Bike Europe

Revised EN 15194 E-Bike Safety Standard Implemented

The very long-awaited revision of EN 15194 has finally been published and is already implemented by the national standardization institutes. This revised version of the standard for 25km/h - 250W e-bikes is very different from the 'old' standard. What are the main differences?

Bicycle Association of Great Britain says now ‘We don't disagree with anything in the Whitepaper’. – Photo BAGB

British Association: 'Bike Europe's Whitepaper Correct on E-MTBs'

LONDON, UK - The Bicycle Association of Great Britain (BAGB) has revised its position on Bike Europe's Whitepaper. The BAGB reported last week that what's in the Whitepaper on the exclusion of e-MTBs from the type-approval regulation that came into force per January 1, 2017 created confusion among British consumers and suppliers. After a response by this trade journal digging deeper into the detailed regulations the BAGB replied with "We don't disagree with anything in the Whitepaper".

Talks started on getting to a ISO world standard for e-bikes, which is eventually to replace EN 15194. - Photo Sparta

Work on World E-Bike Standard; Plea for Higher Speed

The 1st ISO meeting to get to a world standard for EPACs (electric power assisted cycles) took place last May in Shanghai, China. On what has been discussed

AVERE’s LEV Policy Manager Annick Roetynck explained in detail what the e-bike industry might expect of the new type approval. – Photo Arnauld Hackmann

AVERE Clarifies Effects of New Type Approval at Eurobike Conference

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - A full house today at the Bike Europe - AVERE Conference on the latest developments in e-bike regulations.

  1. All You Need to Know on EN 15194 Standard

  2. LEVA-EU information meeting on LEV topics at Eurobike